Background Tobacco smoking remains one of the few preventable factors associated with
complications in pregnancy, and has serious long‐term implications for women and babies …

Introduction: Smoking during pregnancy may negatively impact newborn birth weight. This
study investigates the relationship between maternal active smoking during pregnancy and …

Key findings Data from the National Vital Statistics System:• In 2016, 7.2% of women who
gave birth smoked cigarettes during pregnancy.• Prevalence of smoking during pregnancy …

Context Low birth weight is implicated as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. However, the
strength, consistency, independence, and shape of the association have not been …

Background 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 …

Background Tobacco smoking in pregnancy remains one of the few preventable factors
associated with complications in pregnancy, low birthweight, preterm birth and has serious …

Recently, there has been a significant increase in the use of noncombustible nicotine–
containing products, including electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). Of increasing popularity …

Background Many phthalates and phenols are hormonally active and are suspected to alter
the course of development. Objective We investigated prenatal exposures to phthalate and …

Cigarette smoking during pregnancy is associated with numerous obstetrical, fetal, and
developmental complications, as well as an increased risk of adverse health consequences …

The objective of this study was to examine the associations between active and passive
smoking in different periods of pregnancy and changing smoking habits during pregnancy …