Health Experts Reveal How Cannabis during Breastfeeding and Pregnancy Impact Women to Board of Supervisors

EUREKA (KIEM) – Health experts went before the Board of Supervisors explaining how cannabis can impact pregnant women or women who are breastfeeding.

Over the last year, health experts in Humboldt County having been looking into how using cannabis affect pregnant woman.

According to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the rate of perinatal substance use disorder here in the county is 3.7 times higher the state average.

Experts say, consuming cannabis can affect the health of a growing baby, such as brain development. But what they found was that many mothers received mixed messages about using cannabis while pregnant or breastfeeding.

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