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Smoking during pregnancy.
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Children born to mothers who smoke are more likely to suffer from respiratory problems such as asthma, problems of the ear, nose and throat and may have a physical or learning disability.Abstract:
Smoking during pregnancy can lead to a higher risk of miscarriage, complications during labour, low birth weight and sudden infant death. Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of infant mortality by an estimated 40%. Children born to mothers who smoke are more likely to suffer from respiratory problems such as asthma, problems of the ear, nose and throat and may have a physical or learning disability. (Public Health England).read more
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A Preliminary Report on Cigarette Smoking and the Incidence of Prematurity
TL;DR: This report, which is based upon data gathered from 7,499 patients, shows an incidence of premature births at private hospitals which is approximately twice as great for smoking mothers as it is for nonsmokers.
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Smoking in pregnancy and subsequent child development.
Neville Butler,Harvey Goldstein +1 more
TL;DR: Children of mothers who smoked 10 or more cigarettes a day are on average 1·0 cm shorter and between three and five months retarded on reading, mathematics, and general ability compared with the offspring of non-smokers.
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Cigarette smoking in pregnancy: its influence on birth weight and perinatal mortality.
TL;DR: Evidence that a change in smoking habit by the end of the fourth month of pregnancy places a mother in the risk category appropriate to her changed habit should have important implications for health education aimed at getting pregnant mothers to give up smoking.