Tobacco, marijuana use may play a role in gestational weight gain

SAN DIEGO — Tobacco and marijuana use may impact gestational weight gain, according to findings presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.
“Marijuana use in pregnancy leads to an increase in excessive gestational weight gain, as does former tobacco use,” Elizabeth Mirsky, MD, a third-year resident at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, told Healio. “This suggests the importance of antenatal counseling on recommended weight gain in pregnancy, especially for patients with tobacco or marijuana use.”
In a retrospective study,

SAN DIEGO — Tobacco and marijuana use may impact gestational weight gain, according to findings presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.
“Marijuana use in pregnancy leads to an increase in excessive gestational weight gain, as does former tobacco use,” Elizabeth Mirsky, MD, a third-year resident at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, told Healio. “This suggests the importance of antenatal counseling on recommended weight gain in pregnancy, especially for patients with tobacco or marijuana use.”
In a retrospective study,