Maternal Cannabis Lab
Fostering person and data-driven evidence to counteract maternal health disparities surrounding substance use during pregnancy, particularly among BIPOC people who are pregnant.
Our Research
Our studies include qualitative and mixed-methods work to engage with pregnant individuals and their healthcare providers to explore individual, interpersonal, and societal influences. We assess factors such as patient care and caregiving experience, cannabis use patterns, beliefs and meaning-making surrounding cannabis, and opportunities to improve maternal health.
Our ultimate goal is to better understand cannabis and pregnancy to enable healthy, equitable, and compassionate experiences for all pregnant individuals.
What’s new in the lab?
Check out Dr. Rachel Ceasar’s MedCanna Today interview about Cannabis and Pregnancy!
Erin Gould gave a poster presentation at the 2024 College on Problems of Drug Dependence Conference in Montreal, Canada in June 2024! Her presentation is titled: “I don’t need my kid to be high”: prioritizing harm reduction and responsible cannabis use during pregnancy.
Lizbeth Becerra gave a poster presentation at the 2024 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in National Harbor, MD in February 2024! Her presentation is titled: Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, cannabis use, and health implications among an international Latina subgroup.
Shreya Tamatam gave an oral presentation at the 2024 Western Medical Research Conference in Carmel, CA in January 2024! Her presentation is titled: Impact Of Cannabis Legalization On Maternal Health Disparities.
Congrats to our presenters!
