Smoking and Low Birth Weight in Pregnancy

Abstract: (5 pp) 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 Bibliography lists 11 sources.

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Subcatagory: Drugs & Alcohol

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