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Good News for Smokers

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The good news is that we know that women who are able to quit smoking during the pregnancy, especially by the fourth month, are able to reduce the damage to the fetus to the level of the nonsmoker. Quitting smoking is never easy, but many pregnant women develop a distaste for smoking which makes quitting easier.

 

 

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This page was created through a 1998 U. S. Department of Commerce Technology Opportunity Program Grant
Partners included West Suburban Hospital Medical Center Westside Health Authority,
 
Loyola University Chicago & West Suburban College of Nursing (of Oak Park & Chicago, IL). 

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Address all inquiries to Christopher Masi, MD, Project Director (netmasi@aol.com).