Health Bulletin
Smoking tied to miscarriage risk
A new study may offer women one more reason to kick the smoking habit before becoming pregnant: a potentially reduced risk of early miscarriage.
In a study on some Japanese women, researchers found that those who smoked heavily early in pregnancy were more than twice as likely as non-smokers to suffer a miscarriage in the first trimester.
Smoking has been linked to increased risks of stillbirth, preterm delivery and low birthweight.
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