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Fri 08 Aug 2009Pregnant women who quit smoking early reduce risks
WOMEN WHO stop smoking in the first 15 weeks of pregnancy can reduce their risk of having premature or underweight babies, an international study involving University College Cork has found.
Smoking in pregnancy has long been linked to premature births and babies born under weight, as well as to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth and neonatal death.
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