Clinician responses to cannabis use during pregnancy and lactation: a systematic review and integrative mixed-methods research synthesis.
Fam Pract
; 39(3): 504-514, 2022 05 28.
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| ID: mdl-34791187
Cannabis use during pregnancy and breastfeeding is common and understanding current physician counselling approaches is important to identify gaps and to make suggestions for practice. We conducted a systematic review of the literature to understand how physicians respond to pregnant or breastfeeding patients who use cannabis. We found 13 eligible articles in our review and our analysis showed that there was no common approach to screening and counselling patients. Physicians often described needing more training and education to support their confidence. Additionally, physicians often did not address the various medical reasons for which patients might use cannabis during pregnancy and breastfeeding. We suggest that counselling approaches may be improved through increased education and training. This could facilitate conversations to help mitigate the potential harm of cannabis use while recognizing the benefits patients perceive and thus establish strong patientphysician relationships.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cannabis
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Lactation
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Fam Pract
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada
Country of publication:
United kingdom