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Birth Defects
Smoking while pregnant elevates risk of finger, toe deformities in child
January 26th, 2006
Women have yet another reason to stop smoking while pregnant: in the largest study of its kind, plastic surgeons found smoking during pregnancy significantly elevates the risk of having a child with excess, webbed, or missing fingers and toes. The study is reported in the January 2006 issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Researchers found that smoking just half a pack per day increases the risk of having a child born with a toe or finger defect by 29%. "Reconstructive surgery to repair limb, toe, and finger abnormalities in children represents a large portion of my practice. It is the most common issue I treat,"...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-26)
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