Is the growth of the fetus of a non-smoking mother influenced by the smoking of either grandmother while pregnant?

BACKGROUND:There are animal data that indicate that prenatal environmental exposures have sex-specific effects on subsequent generations. In humans, an increase in birthweight has been reported if the maternal grandmother had smoked in the pregnancy giving rise to the mother. Here we assess whether...

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Main Authors: Laura L Miller, Marcus Pembrey, George Davey Smith, Kate Northstone, Jean Golding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3913581?pdf=render