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Individuals were screened for prenatal cannabis use via self-report and urine toxicology at entrance into prenatal care (approximately 8- to 10-weeks\u2019 gestation). Data were analyzed from February 2023 to March 2024.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Exposure<\/jats:title>Maternal prenatal cannabis use defined as any use (self-reported or by urine toxicology testing) and use frequency.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes<\/jats:title>Early developmental delays (speech and language disorders, motor delays, global delays) in children up to age 5.5 years defined by International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Ninth Revision<\/jats:italic> and Tenth Revision<\/jats:italic> diagnoses codes ascertained from electronic health records.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>In this cohort of 119\u202f976 pregnancies among 106\u202f240 unique pregnant individuals, there were 29\u202f543 Hispanic pregnancies (24.6%), 6567 non-Hispanic Black pregnancies (5.5%), 46\u202f823 non-Hispanic White pregnancies (39.0%), 12\u202f837 pregnancies (10.7%) to individuals aged 24 years or younger, and 10\u202f365 pregnancies (8.6%) to individuals insured by Medicaid. Maternal prenatal cannabis use was documented for 6778 pregnancies (5.6%). Daily maternal prenatal cannabis use was reported for 618 pregnancies (0.5%), weekly for 722 pregnancies (0.6%), and monthly or less for 1617 pregnancies (1.3%). No association was observed between maternal prenatal cannabis use and child speech and language disorders (HR, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.84-1.03), global developmental delays (HR, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.68-1.59), or motor delays (HR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.69-1.06). No association was detected between the frequency of maternal prenatal cannabis use and child early developmental delays.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>In this cohort study, maternal prenatal cannabis use was not associated with an increased risk of child early developmental delays. Future research is needed to assess different patterns of cannabis use throughout pregnancy. 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