I've
often complained about how pregnant women are given all kinds of
conflicting information and told not to do all kinds of things, even
when the evidence against such things is dubious. There seems to be an
all-or-nothing approach to pregnancy dangers, which makes it hard for
pregnant women to engage in any activity without feeling guilty or
anxious (I suppose it's practice for new motherhood.) However, even I
was pretty floored by a new study by the London School of Economics
that says smoking during the first four months of pregnancy does almost no harm to the baby
unless it is combined with other factors, and even after the first
trimester the impact on birthweight is negligible. Um, excuse me?
The
study looked at birthweight, and the researchers basically said the
greatest risks are to women...
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