Reconsidering Breastfeeding Recommendations in the Context of Cannabis Use to Support Health Equity.

The authors offer guidance to perinatal nurses and clinicians on how to assist patients who use cannabis and wish to breastfeed.

Reducing CVD health disparities in Black women through addressing social determinants of health (SDOH): a scoping review.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) disparities among Black American women can be linked directly to social determinants of health (SDOH). This scoping review examines the breadth and depth of existing literature on CVD risk reduction interventions in young-to-middle-aged women that address SDOH. We searched PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus and Google Scholar for relevant peer-reviewed articles published in English.

Cannabis Smoking and Storage within the Home: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Pregnant Women and Women with Young Children.

Introduction: Child cannabis exposure has increased in recent years - a trend that parallels changes to state cannabis legality. Yet, little is known about household cannabis practices. To address this gap, this study aimed to examine household cannabis practices among a geographically diverse sample of US women of reproductive age.

Preconception cannabis use: An important but overlooked public health issue.

Cannabis is the most commonly used federally illicit drug among pregnant women in the United States, and the prevalence and frequency of prenatal cannabis use are increasing. The preconception period - typically thought of as the 3-12 months immediately preceding pregnancy - is a distinct and critical period for women's health that has often been overlooked when examining prenatal cannabis use. Given that substance use behaviors typically develop before pregnancy, and risk factors associated with prenatal cannabis use are often present prior to conception, preventive approaches to addressing prenatal cannabis use would benefit from focusing on women who use cannabis prior to pregnancy.

Validity of self-report measures of cannabis use compared to biological samples among women of reproductive age: a scoping review.

Background: Most existing evidence about the prevalence of prenatal cannabis use relies on self-reported measures, which is limited by social desirability bias and recall bias. To date, several studies have examined the validity of self-reported measures of prenatal cannabis use, but this evidence has yet to be synthesized. To address this gap, we performed a scoping review to systematically identify and synthesize existing evidence on the validity of self-reported measures of cannabis use among pregnant women.

Measuring cannabis-related knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, motivations, and influences among women of reproductive age: a scoping review.

Background: Cannabis use among women of reproductive age has increased substantially in recent decades. Understanding reasons for cannabis use in this population is critical for cannabis use prevention efforts. Thus, this scoping review aimed to identify and synthesize current measures on reasons for cannabis use in women of reproductive age.

Modes of cannabis administration in the year prior to conception among patients in Northern California.

Cannabis use among individuals before and during pregnancy is increasing alongside the proliferation of new products with various modes of administration. Preconception cannabis use is a strong predictor of prenatal cannabis use. Yet little is known about how individuals administer cannabis during the preconception period, particularly in socioeconomically vulnerable populations.

Attitudes Toward Cannabis Use During Labor in the United States.

Little is known about women's attitudes toward cannabis use during labor. We aim to address this gap by (1) reporting on attitudes toward cannabis use during labor, including cannabis use during most recent childbirth; and (2) examining the extent to which attitudes, willingness to use cannabis during labor, and cannabis use during most recent childbirth vary across state-level cannabis policies. In Spring 2021, we recruited biological women of reproductive age (18-40 years) for an online survey.

Characteristics Associated with Prenatal Cannabis Use Vary with Legality of Recreational Cannabis.

Increasing prenatal cannabis use over recent years has been associated with changes in state-level cannabis policies. Yet, how correlates of prenatal cannabis use differ by recreational cannabis legality has not been examined. We aim to estimate prenatal cannabis use prevalence and examine how maternal factors associated with use vary across states with and without recreational cannabis legalization.

Association of Recreational Cannabis Legalization With Maternal Cannabis Use in the Preconception, Prenatal, and Postpartum Periods.

Importance: Recent studies have revealed increases in population-level cannabis use after legalization of recreational cannabis. However, the association of cannabis legalization with maternal cannabis use during important life stages remains unknown.

Objective: To investigate the association of legalization of recreational cannabis with maternal cannabis use during the preconception, prenatal, and postpartum periods.

Women's cannabis use before, during, and after pregnancy in New Hampshire.

Cannabis use in the United States has been steadily increasing. Much more is known about cannabis users in states where recreational cannabis is legal, compared to states yet to legalize. Further, there is little information known about reasons for cannabis use during critical maternal and child health periods.

Garden-based interventions and early childhood health: an umbrella review.

Background: Garden-based interventions show promise for improving not only child nutrition, but other indicators of child health. Yet, existing systematic reviews of garden-based interventions often focus on one particular health outcome or setting, creating a need to holistically summarize review-level evidence on the role of garden-based interventions in early childhood. To fill this gap, we performed an umbrella review of garden-based interventions to examine their role in early childhood health promotion for children ages 6 years and younger, examining effective components of garden-based interventions and critically evaluating existing evidence.

Recreational Cannabis Legalization in the US and Maternal Use during the Preconception, Prenatal, and Postpartum Periods.

In the United States (US), recreational cannabis use is on the rise. Since 2011, 11 states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for adult recreational use. As additional states consider legalizing, there is an urgent need to assess associations between recreational cannabis legalization and maternal use in the preconception, prenatal, and postpartum periods-all critical windows for maternal and child health.

Management of Cannabis Use in Breastfeeding Women: The Untapped Potential of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants.

Recent increases in maternal cannabis use, in combination with rapidly changing cannabis policies in the United States, pose a unique threat to maternal and child health. To date, 33 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.

Exploring Social Media Group Use Among Breastfeeding Mothers: Qualitative Analysis.

Background: Breastfeeding is well known as the optimal source of nutrition for the first year of life. However, suboptimal exclusively breastfeeding rates in the United States are still prevalent. Given the extent of social media use and the accessibility of this type of peer-to-peer support, the role of social networking sites in enabling and supporting breastfeeding mothers needs to be further explored.