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Mom’s Smoking Causes Fetal Heart Defects

April 10, 2008 by MedHeadlines  
Filed under CDC, Children's Health, Family, Heart Disease, Lifestyle, Medical Research, Pregnancy, Prevention, Smoking, Women's Health

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Everyone knows there are some very serious risks associated with smoking cigarettes and the risks affect the baby a woman carries when she chooses to smoke during pregnancy. A recent study, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has identified the four most crucial months when smoking is most likely to cause heart defects in a fetus. Read more

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