Smoking during pregnancy may impair thyroid function of mom and fetus

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 11:15 in Health & Medicine

Cigarette smoking during pregnancy is associated with potentially harmful changes in both maternal and fetal thyroid function, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

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