Abstract
Exposure of non-smoking pregnant women to environmental tobacco smoke, or passive smoking, has been shown to be associated with spontaneous abortion, perinatal death, premature delivery and low birthweight. In the west, smoking by pregnant women is a major health problem. In Asia, women smoke much less commonly, but smoking among men is increasing rapidly; therefore, passive smoking by non-smoking women is an increasing problem for maternal and child health.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Growing Epidemic : Proceedings of the Tenth World Conference on Tobacco or Health, 24-28 August 1997, Beijing, China |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 163-166 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781447107699, 9781852332969 |
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Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Event | World Conference on Tobacco Or Health - Duration: 1 Jan 2000 → … |
Conference
Conference | World Conference on Tobacco Or Health |
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Period | 1/01/00 → … |