ABSTRACT

13.a.1. Andrews, J. and McGarry, J. A., A community study of smoking in pregnancy, J. Obstet. Gynaecol. Br. Commonw., 79, 1057—1073, 1972. Babies born to smokers weighed less at birth than those born to nonsmokers. Perinatal mortality rate was increased among smokers. Mortality was related to prematurity and respiratory distress. Effect may be due to nicotine, carboxyhemoglobin, or cyanide.