Smoking And Low Birth Weight In Pregnancy

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...B. Bryan Babcock Inc., October 2000 Executive Summary Low birth weight (LBW) increases infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. One well-established risk factor is maternal smoking. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure has recently been focused on as another potential risk factor (Misral ppg). Not smoking is one of the best gifts you can give your unborn child. Studies show that women who do not smoke are more likely to deliver healthy babies of normal birth weight than women who do smoke. In fact, smoking cigarettes, or second hand smoke, during pregnancy has been proven to be directly associated with low birth weight, premature births, miscarriages, and other complications. When a pregnant woman smokes, whether it is marijuana or not, substances enter...

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