Dr Ruth Bell, senior lecturer in the Institute of Health and Society at Newcastle University, who led the study, said: This shows that if we help make it routine for midwives to ask about smoking and screen every mother-to-be for carbon monoxide, we can double the number of women who quit smoking in pregnancy and substantially increase the number of healthy babies. The team found the women who did not smoke in pregnancy, went on to have babies that were more than half-a-pound heavier (260 grams or 0.57lb) at full term, than those who continued to smoke
The board voted 10-1, with Supervisor Dean Preston dissenting
Even if a mom smoked one or two cigarettes a day, their baby had an increased risk of health problems -- and the risk increased with the amount an expecting mom smoked, researchers found
Fewer Health Risks Regularly using chew, dip, and other smokeless tobacco products can lead to gum infections, mouth and tooth problems, and even cause oral cancer
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