Tomisin Iwajomo

Nov 20, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Karen Milligan |Lesley A. Tarasoff |Erica Rodrigues |Tomisin Iwajomo

1 INTRODUCTION Rates of substance use (e.g., including alcohol, cannabis, and illicit drugs) among women (which is inclusive of all pregnant people of any gender) peak during the life stage when pregnancy is most common.1 Substance use in pregnancy raises a concern given its teratogenic effects.2 Prenatal cannabis and opioid use have been associated with lower infant birth weight, smaller head circumference, and longer infant hospitalization after birth.3 Risk for preterm delivery and...

May 12, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Claire de Oliveira |Tomisin Iwajomo |Paul Kurdyak

Key PointsQuestion  What are the characteristics and costs of children and adolescents with high health care costs who use mainly mental health care, and do they persist in the high-cost state? Findings  In this population-based cohort study of 273 490 Canadian children and adolescents, among those with high health care costs, some had high levels of mental health care use, namely those with mood and/or anxiety disorders.