Smoking in preeclamptic women is associated with higher birthweight for gestational age and lower soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 levels: a nested case control study

• Main Authors: Kahn Susan R (Author), Almeida Nisha D (Author), McNamara Helen (Author), Koren Gideon (Author), Genest Jacques (Author), Dahhou Mourad (Author), Platt Robert W (Author), Kramer Michael S (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Smoking paradoxically increases the risk of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth but protects against preeclampsia. Some studies have reported a "U-shaped" distribution of fetal growth in preeclamptic pregnancies, but reas...