The effects of smoking and hypertensive disorders on fetal growth

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is well known that smoking and pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) are associated with decreased fetal growth. It has been reported that in preeclampsia the fetal growth deficit attributable to smoking is higher, which has been c...

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Main Authors: Irgens Lorentz M, Rasmussen Svein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-04-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/6/16