| The Tobacco Reference Guide
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| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 14 Pregnancy and fertility |
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| Pregnancy and fertility: Miscarriage |
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| Smoking may account for as many as 7.5% of all miscarriages, or 115,000 in the US |
| each year, and the deaths of 5600 babies, including an estimated 1900 from Sudden |
| Infant Death Syndrome. It also contributes to 53,000 low birth weight babies a year, |
| and 22,000 babies who require intensive care at birth. |
| Associated Press, April 13, 1995, and Journal of Family Practice, April 1995, p. 385 |
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| "It's very clear that you cannot be pro-life and be pro-tobacco. Tobacco is a major |
| cause of abortions in America." |
| Joe DiFranza MD, tobacco control researcher, CNN Headline News, April 11, 1995 |
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| An estimated 15,000 abortions, or miscarriages, each year are caused by tobacco. |
| This represents 19% of all miscarriages experienced by smoking women. Smoking |
| during pregnancy increases a woman's risk of miscarrying by 24%. |
| Tobacco-Free Youth Reporter, fall 1995, p. 16 |
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| In a study of 1000 black inner-city women, smoking cigarettes was responsible for |
| 16% of miscarriages, and cocaine caused 8%. 80% more miscarriages occur among |
| women who smoke cigarettes. |
| Reuters, February 3, 1998 |
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| Cigarette smoking in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of spontaneous |
| abortion, or miscarriage, with an odds ratio of 1.8%. |
| NEJM, February 4, 1999, p. 333 |
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