Some people believe that using marijuana during pregnancy is safer than smoking tobacco, but studies show several negative impacts on babies whose mothers used marijuana while they were pregnant. Use a fact sheet to educate learners about the possible risks to children before and after birth.

Concepts

marijuana, pregnancy, teen pregnancy, tobacco, drugs, drug abuse

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Additional Tags

health

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Instructional Ideas

• Have copies of the page available in the school nurse's and/or counselor's office
• Use in a health class when discussing the medical effects of using marijuana

Classroom Considerations

• Designed for adults, but applicable to teenagers in a middle or high school class
• Resource is in color; print a test page in black and white to see if the background color obscures the text

Pros

• Discusses multiple risks to babies after they are born as well as during pregnancy
• Provides additional reference links

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.7.1 RI.8.1 RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1