Science news articles about 'pregnant smokers'

Researchers are preparing to start a study in Nunavut's Baffin region to determine why pregnant women smoke, and develop recommendations on how to help them butt out.

... the studies gave up smoking before giving birth. This is similar to the number of non-pregnant smokers that quit using nicotine replacement. Furthermore, participants reported other positive benefits ...

... , narrowed down their focus to a dozen babies, half from non-smoking mothers and the other half from pregnant smokers. "The study was a little bit challenging in that we went out on a fishing ...

... their first 48 hours of life. They found that MAO-A activity is reduced both in pregnant smokers and in their newborns. The newborns of smoking mothers also showed significantly more discomfort than ...