Marijuana, Breastfeeding, and the Use of Human Milk (102)

Monday, September 13, 2021

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CDT

CE: 1

NCC Codes:
RNC-NIC: 1
NNP-BC: 3
RNC-LRN: 2, 4
Pharmacology Credits: 1

Main Presenter(s)

Carol M. Wallman, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC

Associate Professor, Coordinator of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program
Regis University
Denver, Colorado, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Slides Handouts

Moderator(s)

Brittany L. Kyle, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW, C-NNIC

Clinical Nurse - Pediatrics
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Carol M. Wallman, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Brittany L. Kyle, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW, C-NNIC: Disclosure information not submitted.

The expanding legalization of marijuana in the United States and Canada has been correlated with an increased use during pregnancy and lactation, and raised a lot of questions for health care providers. This presentation will discuss the potential short and long term impacts on the fetus and newborn from THC exposure in-utero and via human milk. The 2020 NANN Position Statement on Marijuana, Breastfeeding, and the Use of Human Milk will be discussed, including the role of the neonatal nurse in providing nonjudgmental and supportive education, practice guidelines, and advocacy related to marijuana use during pregnancy and lactation.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, the learner will be able to:

Discuss the correlation of the legalization of marijuana on consumption patterns during pregnancy and lactation.
Identify potential short term and long term impact on the fetus of exposures of marijuana secondary to consumption during pregnancy and lactation.
Explain the nurse's role in supportive and nonjudgmental education, practice guideline development, and advocacy related to marijuana use during pregnancy and lactation.