Moms who smoked as teens more likely to deliver smaller babies
Moms who smoked as teens more likely to deliver smaller babies
- August 6, 2018
- Jennifer Kane, sociology, via Drugs.com, Aug. 6, 2018
A woman's risk of having a baby with a low birth weight is higher if she starts smoking in her teens, a new study suggests. …. "Historically, the literature has focused on risk factors operative within the prenatal or immediate preconception period," explained study leader Jennifer Kane, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine.
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