A new study has found that exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy and actually smoking increase the risk of placental abruption, a complication that can be fatal to both parent and baby, to ...

Exposure to cigarette smoke in the womb may interfere with the brain‘s reward system, and make children more vulnerable to addictions. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 13% of women say ...

In a new study on mothers who smoke while pregnant, ultrasound images show the fetuses grimacing and covering their faces, suggesting a direct reaction to nicotine, according to ABC News. In a new ...

PAF for two groups of mothers: those who smoked during pregnancy, and non-smokers who were exposed to secondhand smoke. Unlike genetics or age, smoking is a risk factor for numerous diseases that we ...

A systematic review uncovers links between maternal smoking and tooth defects in children, from missing teeth to enamel damage, while calling for stronger research to confirm the risks. Study: The ...

Scientists at the University of Saskatchewan are running tests on pregnant mice to find out how cannabis products affect ...

Can smoking during pregnancy influence a child’s risk of obesity later in life? A new study led by a Washington State University (WSU) researcher suggests it might. More than 89% of children in the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The number of women smoke while pregnant has increased across the state, a report released Thursday shows. The Michigan League for Public Policy’s annual report on ...

Small study cites increased movements of unborn babies when moms smoked. The study looked at fetuses for both smoking and non-smoking women. The fetuses, whose mother's smoked, tended to touch their ...

Proportion of pregnant white women — 21.8% — who reported smoking cigarettes within the previous 30 days, in a recent government survey [PDF]. Among pregnant women of the same age (15 to 44), 14.2% of ...