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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
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| | Chapter 14 Pregnancy and fertility |
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| | About 15% of U.S. women still smoke during pregnancy. Newborns of these mothers |
| | have the same nicotine levels as adult smokers, and almost certainly spend their first |
| | days of life going through withdrawal. |
| | Associated Press, February 9, 1997 |
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| | Of the 4 million American women who give birth each year, some 820,000 smoke |
| | cigarettes. |
| | American Journal of Public Health, January 1998, p. 9 |
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| | 40% of US women smokers quit when they become pregnant. Of these, 70% relapse |
| | in the first year postpartum. 5% to 6% of perinatal deaths, 17-26% of low birth weight |
| | births, and 7-10% of premature deliveries are attributable to smoking during |
| | pregnancy. |
| | Nicotine Addiction, p. 282 |
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| | About 35 to 40% of smokers quit during pregnancy, and another 25 to 30% reduce |
| | their intake, but less than a third maintain the change postpartum. |
| | Obstetrics and Gynecology, November 1992, p. 743 |
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| | Nursing mothers who smoke produce 46% less milk than non-smokers. The milk also |
| | contains 19% less fat and, ounce for ounce, 10% fewer calories. |
| | San Francisco Chronicle, May 9, 1994, p. E9, and Pediatrics, December 1992, p. |
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