KNOW SMOKING CIGARETS DURING PREGNANCY CAN HARM YOUR BABY. BUT WHAT ABOUT VAPING? OB GYN, DOCTOR ROBERT ATLAS AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER SAYS, IN HIS OPINION, SMOKING NICOTINE IN ANY FORM IS BAD FOR BOTH ...

Just a daily cigarette or two before or during pregnancy endangers the health of newborns, a new study warns. Infants are 16% more likely to suffer major health issues following delivery if their ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who smoke while pregnant risk having hyperactive preschoolers who can't pay attention, a large study from the UK hints. Although previous studies have demonstrated ...

A new study has found that exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy and actually smoking increase the risk of placental abruption, a complication that can be fatal to both parent and baby, to ...

Pregnant women who suffer from the high risk condition pre-eclampsia — which leads to the death of hundreds of babies every year — are putting the lives of their unborn children at significantly ...

Researchers at the University of Aberdeen have identified a genetic link to smoking in pregnancy. Results from the U.K.-wide study also showed that males experience more long-lasting effects when the ...

Smoking during pregnancy does not directly cause attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, according to a new paper that challenges a widely held belief. "Our systematic review ...

The researchers in Bergen and Exeter used data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and a similar study in the UK, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children ...

Dear Amy: I am a waitress. One of my co-workers is six months pregnant. Every time she takes a break, she goes out back and smokes cigarettes. Sometimes she smokes weed. She has been smoking ever ...

As the recreational use of marijuana becomes increasingly accepted (and legal), it is important to be aware of various risks associated with this drug. For instance, does marijuana use during ...