Smoking even one or two cigarettes a day in the months leading up to pregnancy – or during pregnancy – significantly increases the risk of severe health problems in newborns, researchers found.

Journal reference: Ekblad, M. O. et al. (2023). Maternal smoking during pregnancy negatively affects brain volumes proportional to intracranial volume in adolescents born very preterm.

No-smoking sections don't always protect from secondhand smoke. Chemicals that are found in smoke can remain on surfaces days after smoking, and proximity to these can expose your family.

Doctors "should emphasize the detrimental effects of even light smoking before and during pregnancy," the researchers added. It's estimated that about 1 in 10 pregnant women smokes in the United ...

Smoking can harm the placenta causing problems with getting nutrients to the baby. Being around occasional second-hand smoke in public is not likely to cause problems for the pregnancy.

Rice examined the fates of 774 “test-tube babies”, 204 of whom were born to mothers who were genetically unrelated to them. The children are currently between 5-8 years old. Their medical ...

"This is yet further evidence of the negative effects of smoking in pregnancy." Researchers who worked on the project believe that the central nervous system, which controls movements in general and ...

Watching it for the first time, he told us he was happy to see himself on TV but sad to see a baby smoking. Watch the full story on "20/20" online. media: 14452103caption: do not userelated: ...

Smoking and vaping have been proven to have negative effects on male and female fertility. Drs. Courtney Lynch and Theodore Wagener discuss the specific risks associated with the habit.

Regarding smoking and pregnant women, the good news is data from the National Center for Health Statistics show fewer women are smoking during pregnancy; prevalence decreased from 9.2 percent in ...