US research finds that smoking throughout pregnancy
US research finds that smoking throughout pregnancy is tied to a five-fold-plus risk of sudden unexpected infant death | Ostfeld BM, Schwartz-Soicher O, Reichman NE, et al. Racial differences in the impact of maternal smoking on sudden unexpected infant death. J Perinatol. 21 Oct 2022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-022-01516-0
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41372-022-01516-0
U.S. National Center for Health Statistics data from 2012–2013 documented Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) by smoking duration and race. “Fewer non-Hispanic Black (NHB) mothers smoked, but both NHB and non-Hispanic White (NHW) groups exhibited a dose-response relationship between smoking duration and SUID. The most common duration was from before to the end of pregnancy, suggesting difficulty in quitting and a need for effective interventions.”
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