First trimester maternal tobacco smoking habits and fetal growth
First trimester maternal tobacco smoking habits and fetal growth
N. Prabhu,Norman Smith,5 Authors,S. Turner
2010 · DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.123232
Thorax · 107 Citations
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.
