However Three days ago, unknowing to her condition, we took LSD.We are both worried that this one time event, in an otherwise very healthy lifestyle, has jeopordized the health of the baby. We are concerned about possible birth defects, pregnancy problems, and any other abnormalities associated with LSD taken at this crucial time. She has assisted at over 1,000 births and is currently teaching in the nurse-midwifery program at the University of Minnesota.
Most users also smoke or use multiple other drugs so studies vary as to effects they report.
Also there has been no studies of the passage of this drug across the placenta although it is generally thought to cross due to its relatively low molecular weight. Chromosome breakage has been reported but a dose-response relationship was not always apparent. There have been no cases published of fetal anomalies when only pure LSD was administered under medical supervision. Early descriptions of congenital abnormalities involved patients who had used or were using illicit LSD and are believed to be examples of reporting bias, the effects of multiple drugs or other nondrug factors. More research is needed.