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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
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| | Chapter 14 Pregnancy and fertility |
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| | In a study from Sweden, pregnant women who smoke have an increased risk of |
| | having a very premature infant. |
| | Reuters, November 26, 1998 (from the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1998; |
| | 179:1051-1055) |
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| | The odds ratio for a very preterm (premature) delivery among pregnant women who |
| | smoked 10 or more cigarettes a day was 1.6, or a 60% increased risk. |
| | NEJM 341: 943, 1999 |
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| | 40% of all preterm labor is attributable to cigarette smoking. |
| | Kevin Ferentz, M.D. |
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| | The percentage of U.S. women who smoke while pregnant decreased from 18.4% to |
| | 13.6% in 1996. Smoking among pregnant teenagers, however, rose from 16.7% in |
| | 1994 to 17.2% in 1996. |
| | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, November 23, 1998 |
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| | In a 1987 survey, 26% of non-pregnant women and 16.3% of pregnant women |
| | reported being smokers. By 1996, only 11.8% of pregnant and 23.6% of non-pregnant |
| | women were smokers. In the ten years of the survey, pregnant women were about half |
| | as likely to be current smokers compared to women who were not pregnant. |
| | JAMA, January 19, 2000, pp. 361-366 |
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| | About 60% of women who smoke before pregnancy continue to smoke during |
| | pregnancy. |
| | Nicotine Safety and Toxicity, p. 99 |
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