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  2. Smoking and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Smoking during pregnancy can result in lower birth weight as well as deformities in the fetus. [18] [19] Smoking nearly doubles the risk of low birthweight babies. In 2004, 11.9% of babies born to smokers had low birthweight as compared to only 7.2% of babies born to nonsmokers.

  3. Pregnant teens are smoking to have smaller babies - AOL

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    Smoking while pregnant can cause great harm to an unborn child. Nicotine and numerous other drugs travel through the mom's blood stream and directly to the child which can increase the baby's ...

  4. Smoking near babies has same effects as smoking while pregnant

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    These results are the same that we would obtain from a test group composed of babies from mothers who smoked during their pregnancy as researcher Linda Pagani revealed in a previous study.

  5. Smoking near babies has same effects as smoking while pregnant

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    News studies show smoking near babies is worse than you think and has same effects as smoking while pregnant. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

  6. Birth defect - Wikipedia

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    Birth defects may result from genetic or chromosomal disorders, exposure to certain medications or chemicals, or certain infections during pregnancy. [4] Risk factors include folate deficiency, drinking alcohol or smoking during pregnancy, poorly controlled diabetes, and a mother over the age of 35 years old.

  7. Passive smoking - Wikipedia

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    Recent studies comparing females exposed to secondhand smoke and non-exposed females, demonstrate that females exposed while pregnant have higher risks of delivering a child with congenital abnormalities, longer lengths, smaller head circumferences, and neural tube defects. [44] [45] General: Worsening of asthma, allergies, and other conditions ...

  8. New 4-D ultrasound scans reveal harmful effects of maternal ...

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    It's been known that smoking while pregnant can harm babies, and now researchers in England believe they've been able to show the effects using ultrasound scans. Researchers at Lancaster and ...

  9. Epigenetic effects of smoking - Wikipedia

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    Children exposed prenatally to cigarette smoke demonstrate increased risk for fetal growth restriction, sudden infant death syndrome, and addictive behaviors later in life, as well as a host of other secondary health effects. It is thought that epigenetic changes that arise from smoking cigarettes or exposure to cigarette smoke play a role in ...