Huge congratulations to faculty member Alane O’Connor, DNP and chief resident Brandon Kelly, MD on upcoming publication of their research study “Maternal and infant outcomes following third trimester exposure to marijuana in opioid dependent pregnant women maintained on buprenorphine” in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
Their study of 191 maternal-infant dyads maintained on buprenorphine compared third-trimester marijuana users to non-marijuana users. Spoiler Alert: They concluded that preliminary results suggest infant withdrawal syndrome in the immediate postnatal period may be worsened by exposure to marijuana in the third trimester of pregnancy. However, more study is needed to determine whether this finding is significant.
O’Connor AB, Kelly BK, O’Brien LM. Maternal and infant outcomes following third trimester exposure to marijuana in opioid dependent pregnant women maintained on buprenorphine. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2017;180:200-203.