Cigarette smoke is known to be a risk for the development of intrauterine growth restriction
(IUGR). Our objective was to assess the effects of secondhand smoke (SHS) during …

Previously, we showed that maternal smoking harms human placental development by
changing the balance between cytotrophoblast (CTB) proliferation and differentiation. To …

Smoking in pregnancy increases a woman's risk of preterm delivery resulting in serious
neonatal health problems and chronic lifelong disabilities for the children (eg, mental …

Trophoblast migration within the endometrium and uterine vasculature is essential for
normal placental and fetal development. We previously demonstrated that macaque …

Maternal smoking during pregnancy is known to be related to adverse pregnancy results
associated with trophoblast proliferation and cell cycle progression. Moreover, many …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of smoking on eggs and subsequent embryo
development by maternal exposure to cigarette smoke. DESIGN: Mice were exposed to …

Epidemiologic evidence indicates that maternal smoking increases the risk of preterm birth.
While a number of plausible mechanisms for early delivery have been offered, the role of …

Studies of placental pathologies associated with maternal cigarette smoking have led to
many interesting observations. For example, maternal smoking impairs human placental …

Active and passive maternal smoking has a damaging effect in every trimester of human
pregnancy. Cigarette smoke contains scores of toxins which exert a direct effect on the …

Numerous studies have repeatedly shown that women who smoke experience problems
establishing and maintaining pregnancies, and recent work has further demonstrated that …