Prenatal exposure to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, may affect fetal lung development and function. It could also lead to chronic respiratory ...

Oregon Health & Science University researchers have found that consuming cannabis while pregnant could affect fetal lung development and function, potentially leading to the development of chronic ...

Researchers showed that consuming THC while pregnant could potentially affect development of the fetus and lead to life-long health impacts for offspring. Oregon Health & Science University ...

The study provides new scientific evidence that shows that problems with lung development in a fetus that grows below normal levels are related to vascular resistance If during a pregnancy a fetus ...

A study published in the American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology indicated that prenatal cannabis exposure while pregnant can potentially harm fetal lung development and ...

The development of a child begins during pregnancy, when prenatal environmental factors and genetic influences interact to shape fetal development and long-term health outcomes. Increasing evidence ...

Children born with frail lungs — often because of toxic exposures during pregnancy — do not improve as they grow up, but suffer worsening breathing problems into adulthood, a UA study has found. The ...

It's federally illegal but marijuana is legal recreationally or medically across dozens of states, and pregnant women who use it and their children are at the heart of new research. That research -- ...