Parental Smoking During Pregnancy and Its Association with Low Birth Weight, Small for Gestational Age, and Preterm Birth Offspring: A Birth Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Ting-Jung Ko (Author), Li-Yi Tsai (Author), Li-Ching Chu (Author), Shu-Jen Yeh (Author), Cheung Leung (Author), Chien-Yi Chen (Author), Hung-Chieh Chou (Author), Po-Nien Tsao (Author), Pau-Chung Chen (Author), Wu-Shiun Hsieh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Intrauterine exposure to tobacco smoke has been discerned as an important risk factor for low birth weight (LBW), small for gestational age (SGA), and preterm birth infants. In this cohort study, we investigated the association of the amount of parental smoking during the different pregnancy stages...