Cannabis in pregnancy: postpartum psychiatric crises

A University of California study of over 2million deliveries found that pregnant women with cannabis use disorder had a 10% rate of postpartum psychiatric emergency visits, compared to 2.7% among those without it, CUD in pregnancy linked to a 40% higher risk of psychiatric emergency visits in the 1st postpartum year, and diagnoses of CUD in pregnant women in California rose by about 40% in 6 years.