Smoking during pregnancy and its effect on placental weight: a Mendelian randomization study

• Main Authors: Annika Jaitner (Author), Marc Vaudel (Author), Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova (Author), Pål R. Njølstad (Author), Bo Jacobsson (Author), Jack Bowden (Author), Stefan Johansson (Author), Rachel M. Freathy (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The causal relationship between maternal smoking in pregnancy and reduced offspring birth weight is well established and is likely due to impaired placental function. However, observational studies have given conflicting results on the association between smoking and placental we...