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Twenty-five percent of women in the U.S. smoke during their pregnancy. In data collected from the 1996 birth certificate database, 12.6% of women in Austin, Illinois admitted to smoking during the pregnancy, although this number is thought to be greatly underreported.

Smoking and Pregnancy

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Risks
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
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Birth Defects Information
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Ways to Quit!
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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). 

©1998-2008 All rights Reserved.
Address all inquiries to Christopher Masi, MD, Project Director (netmasi@aol.com).