Commentary - Marijuana use during pregnancy and premature birth: A problem likely to worsen

Joseph J Volpe^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Comment

Joseph J Volpe. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2020.

. 2020;13(1):1-3.

doi: 10.3233/NPM-190403.

Joseph J Volpe^{1

2}

¹ Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Marijuana; brain disturbance; lactation; pregnancy; prematurity.

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