A new study has found that exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy and actually smoking increase the risk of placental abruption, a complication that can be fatal to both parent and baby, to ...

Smoking harms almost every part of your body. But if you smoke when pregnant, the toxic chemicals in tobacco will also harm your unborn baby, with new research showing that it could lead to reduced ...

A CONSULTANT midwife is calling on pregnant women to quit smoking to protect their babies’ health. Angela, who works at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, leads the maternity team on the Smoking in ...

Just a daily cigarette or two before or during pregnancy endangers the health of newborns, a new study warns. Infants are 16% more likely to suffer major health issues following delivery if their ...

Even "light smoking" -- defined as just one or two cigarettes a day -- can be a real drag on pregnancy, causing "major health problems" for the newborn, researchers warn in a new study. wong yu liang ...

A CONSULTANT midwife is calling on pregnant women to quit smoking to protect their babies’ health. Angela, who works at ...

Background Numerous studies have found associations between parental socio-economic position (SEP) and offspring asthma.

Vaping is believed by some to be a safer alternative to smoking, with recent studies showing that an estimated 15% of ...

Can smoking during pregnancy influence a child’s risk of obesity later in life? A new study led by a Washington State University (WSU) researcher suggests it might. More than 89% of children in the ...

Unprecedented progress in reducing the number of women smoking during pregnancy in England could be put at risk by NHS funding cuts, according to a UEA addiction expert. A new BMJ article, co-authored ...

Many Women Who Quit Smoking When Pregnant Start Again Later Study shows 43% of women who quit smoking during pregnancy pick the habit back up six months after birth By Alexandra Sifferlin March 15, ...

Smoking marijuana while pregnant causes more harm to babies than originally believed An analysis of more than 450,000 pregnant women in the U.S. found that marijuana use more than doubled between 2002 ...