| The Tobacco Reference Guide
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| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 14 Pregnancy and fertility |
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| Pregnancy and fertility: Smoking and Low Birth Weight |
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| Maternal smoking is the most important cause of intrauterine growth retardation. The |
| average baby born to a smoker is 8 ounces lighter because of this oxygen deprivation |
| during pregnancy. |
| AMA, January 3, 1986, p. 22 |
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| In 1971, the president of Philip Morris, Joseph Cullman, was asked about a study, |
| which showed that mothers who smoked gave birth to smaller babies. "Some mothers |
| would prefer having smaller babies," was his response. |
| Washington Post National Weekly Edition, June 30, 1997, p. 29 |
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| Cigarette smoking prevents as much as 25% of oxygen from reaching the fetus. |
| American Lung Association Fact Sheet, Women and Smoking (August 1997 |
| Update) |
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| A smoking cessation program offered to all pregnant smokers could save five dollars |
| for every dollar spent by preventing low birth weight-associated neonatal intensive |
| care and long term care. |
| Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, October 5, 1990, p. vii |
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| Maternal smoking during the third trimester of pregnancy increases by 2.2 times the |
| risk for the birth of a small for gestational age, or low birth weight, baby. |
| American Journal of Public Health, July 1994, p. 1127 |
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| Maternal smoking is the reason that 53,000 babies a year in the United States are |
| born with low birth weight, and an additional 22,000 need expensive intensive care in |
| the newborn period. |
| Action on Smoking and Health letter, August 1996 |
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