Despite the link between adverse birth outcomes due to pre-and peri-natal nicotine
exposure, research suggests 11% of US women continue to smoke or use alternative …

Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as
stillbirth and fetal growth restriction. This suggests impaired placental function and restricted …

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

Objective Reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cigarette smoke contribute to its toxicity. We
have shown that oxidative stress damages telomeres, leading to chromosomal instability …

Exposure to cigarette smoke is known to induce disease during pregnancy. Recent
evidence showed that exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) negatively impacts fetal and …

In this chapter, we first gave a brief introduction to the detriments of cigarette smoking, with
an emphasis on its adverse effects on female reproductive health. Then, we outlined recent …

Background Nicotine consumption during pregnancy and advanced maternal age are well
known independent risk factors for poor pregnancy outcome and therefore serious public …

OBJECTIVES: Maternal smoking has a negative effect on all stages of pregnancy. Tobacco
smoke-related defects are well established at the clinical level; however, less is known …

Maternal smoking with obligatory nicotine inhalation is associated with preterm delivery, low
birth weight, fetal growth retardation and developmental defects. We tested the hypothesis …

Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with several adverse developmental
outcomes in the offspring. These include preterm delivery, spontaneous abortion, growth …