Smoking During Pregnancy Alters Newborn Stress Hormones and DNA
Newborns of mothers who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy show lower levels of stress hormones and alterations in DNA for a gene that regulates passage of stress hormones.
Newborns of mothers who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy show lower levels of stress hormones and alterations in DNA for a gene that regulates passage of stress hormones.
‘Pregnant teens who fear to deliver heavier babies are taking up smoking to reduce the birth weight of their babies.’
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Many young girls aged 16-18 years started smoking to have smaller babies because warnings on the cigarette packets indicated that smoking can reduce the birth weight of babies. Associate Professor Simone Dennis of the Australian National University said, “They had read on packets that smoking can reduce the birth weight of your baby, which is obviously not how the public health message is intended to be taken.”
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