STAT (2/10, Thielking) reports that new data (pdf) from the CDC indicate that approximately “8.4 percent of women smoke during pregnancy, despite the risks for the developing fetus.” The agency “warns that smoking while pregnant raises the risk of premature deliveries, low birth weight, and certain birth defects.”
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— “More than 8 percent of women smoke while pregnant, despite risks,” Megan Thinking, STAT, February 10, 2016.