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First trimester maternal tobacco smoking habits and fetal growth

N. Prabhu,Norman Smith,5 Authors,S. Turner

2010 · DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.123232
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TLDR

Maternal smoking is associated with reduced fetal measurements in the second and third trimesters but not in the first trimester, and mothers who do not quit smoking during the firsttrimester deliver smaller infants who go on to have adverse respiratory outcomes in childhood.