Smoking During Pregnancy
Research has shown that smoking during pregnancy causes health problems for both mothers and babies, such as
- Pregnancy complications
- Premature birth
- Low-birth-weight infants
- Stillbirth
- Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Related Materials
Highlights from the Surgeon General's Report
- 2004
- 2001
Related Links
- CDC's Division of Reproductive Health—Tobacco Use and Pregnancy
- Preventing Smoking and Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Before, During, and After Pregnancy
- CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- Related MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports)
- Smoking During Pregnancy—United States,
1990–2002
October 7, 2004 / Vol. 53 / No. 39:911–915- Intro |
- Highlights |
- Full text
- Smoking During Pregnancy—United States,
1990–2002
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