Smoking during pregnancy can double the chance of sudden death for the child, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. According to CNN, the study analyzed more than 20 million births ...

Maternal smoking during pregnancy may be associated with higher blood pressure and increased risk of hypertension in children, according to a new ECHO Cohort study led by Lyndsey Shorey-Kendrick, Ph.D ...

Most Americans know that it's important for someone to take care of their health before getting pregnant and during pregnancy to increase their chance of having a healthy baby. Many people know, for ...

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 ...

Maternal tobacco smoking during pregnancy is a risk factor for increased childhood blood pressure and hypertension.

New research has found that women who use marijuana during their pregnancies can cause more harm to their babies than many smokers originally thought. The findings, published in JAMA Pediatrics, are ...

Smoking while pregnant can impair your baby's growth in many ways. This article talks about how smoking affects birth weight, why these changes happen, what factors affect your baby's development, and ...