Obstetrics

Smoking damages the placenta and reduces fetal growth

Published in OBGYN and Reproduction Week, April 7th, 2003

Dr. Peter Hindmarsh (University College, London), at the British Endocrine Societies 2003 meeting, revealed new evidence that smoking when pregnant causes damage to the placenta and reduced birth weight.

His team found that nutrient delivery to the baby was restricted and levels of an important developmental hormone, IGF-1, were reduced, causing impaired growth of organs, including the brain.

This study, funded by the British Heart Foundation, is the first to evaluate fetal growth and placental blood flow throughout smoking pregnancies. It followed more than 1,500 mothers and found that the placenta of smokers was damaged, and blood flow to the...

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Source: OBGYN and Reproduction Week (2003-04-07)

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