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Health Consequences of Smoking: Impact on Unborn Babies, Infants, Children, and Adolescents

Internet URL

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/highlights/1.htm  

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Sponsoring Agency

Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Description

Research has shown that women’s smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of pregnancy complications, premature delivery, low-birth-weight infants, stillbirth, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

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Review Date

4/3/2007