How cannabis can harm YOUR unborn baby: Smoking pot ‘increases baby’s risk of asthma, premature birth and mother’s risk of high blood pressure’

LIZZIE PARRY | 10 June 2016

Smoking both cannabis and tobacco during pregnancy creates a greater health risk to your unborn baby, than cigarettes alone, experts have warned.

Though the statement may sound obvious, more women are using the drug while they are expecting, as it becomes legal in more places.

Dr Diana Racusin, from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, says this is partly the case because some expectant mothers view it as being less risky than other substances.

How cannabis can harm YOUR unborn baby: Smoking pot ‘increases baby’s risk of asthma, premature birth and mother’s risk of high blood pressure’