Smoking before and after conception is linked to delayed embryonic development

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/943836

 

 News Release 22-Feb-2022
Peer-Reviewed Publication
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology

 

Smoking by mothers during the period immediately before and after conception is linked to a delay in embryonic development, smaller foetuses at the time of the 20-week ultrasound scan, and lower birth weight.

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