Rhonda Patrick· PhD
an infant's capacity to metabolize drugs is much lower than the adult especially in the early weeks of life so most of the adverse events related to maternal drug use occur in infants less than two months of age
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
an infant's capacity to metabolize drugs is much lower than the adult especially in the early weeks of life so most of the adverse events related to maternal drug use occur in infants less than two months of age
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