1. Caring for newborns who had low-birth weight, respiratory or other problems because their mothers smoked while pregnant. 2. From their analysis of these data, the investigators found that the gene in the fetus predisposed it to develop a cleft palate if the mother smoked. 3. Her mother smokes, and so do her grandmothers. 4. In both, girls were four times as likely to smoke if their mothers smoked during pregnancy. 5. It also enters fetuses when mothers smoke during pregnancy. 6. My mother smoked for as long as I can remember. 7. Others found a fetal gene that may determine whether a baby is born with a cleft palate when its mother smokes. 8. She asked me if my mother smoked cigarettes, which I thought was strange. 9. The authors suggest that prevention programs should target daughters whose mothers smoked during pregnancy. 10. The risk is higher for babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy. |