Here are some reasons why: 1  Newborns make more bilirubin than adults do since they have more turnover of red blood cells. 2  A newborn baby's still-developing liver might not be able to remove enough bilirubin from the blood. 3  A baby's intestines absorb bilirubin that would normally leave the body in the stool (poop).
Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Affects Babies' Brain Development (STUDY) Using marijuana during pregnancy could affect a baby's brain development by interfering with how brain cells are wired, a new study in mice and human tissue suggests.
New Reply New Topic Follow. Tim. New experiments showed that smoking cannabis in early pregnancies could cause many problems like miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and developmental abnormalities. These problems may occur due to the present of THC, the chemical in cannabis that gives the high. This chemical may change the balance of natural signaling molecules in the reproductive systems that regulate development and implantation of the embryo in the womb.