Smoking during pregnancy. Pregnancy risks and socio-demographic characteristics among pregnant smokers.
Maternal smoking during pregnancy is causally related to fetal growth retardation. Smoking more than doubles the risk for the birth of a small-for-gestational-age infant. About 30% of the Swedish pregnant population smoke in early pregnancy. Despite that practically all pregnant women in Sweden today are aware of the hazards of smoking, about 70% of the smokers continue to smoke during pregnancy. Women who continue to smoke during pregnancy differ in terms of socio-demographic characteristics from those who stop smoking during pregnancy.
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University Hospital, Uppsala.
D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*