Transfer of Inhaled Cannabis Into Human Breast Milk
Baker T, Datta P, Rewers-Felkins K, Thompson H, Kallem RR, Hale TW. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 May;131(5):783-788. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002575.
This small study provides evidence that maternal inhaled cannabis is transferred to infants via breast milk. On average, exclusively breastfed infants ingested an estimated mean of 2.5% of the maternal dose of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. Long-term effects of early cannabis exposure remain unclear.