Chapter 14 Pregnancy and fertility

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Pregnancy and fertility: Smoking and Low Birth Weight

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Maternal smoking is the most important cause of intrauterine growth retardation. The

average baby born to a smoker is 8 ounces lighter because of this oxygen deprivation

during pregnancy.

AMA, January 3, 1986, p. 22

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In 1971, the president of Philip Morris, Joseph Cullman, was asked about a study,

which showed that mothers who smoked gave birth to smaller babies. "Some mothers

would prefer having smaller babies," was his response.

Washington Post National Weekly Edition, June 30, 1997, p. 29

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Cigarette smoking prevents as much as 25% of oxygen from reaching the fetus.

American Lung Association Fact Sheet, Women and Smoking (August 1997

Update)

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A smoking cessation program offered to all pregnant smokers could save five dollars

for every dollar spent by preventing low birth weight-associated neonatal intensive

care and long term care.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, October 5, 1990, p. vii

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Maternal smoking during the third trimester of pregnancy increases by 2.2 times the

risk for the birth of a small for gestational age, or low birth weight, baby.

American Journal of Public Health, July 1994, p. 1127

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Maternal smoking is the reason that 53,000 babies a year in the United States are

born with low birth weight, and an additional 22,000 need expensive intensive care in

the newborn period.

Action on Smoking and Health letter, August 1996

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