Pregnant smokers reduced their smoking by an average of one cigarette per day before knowing they were pregnant, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in October. The study is the first ...

E-cigarettes seem more effective than nicotine patches in helping pregnant women to quit smoking, according to a new study. Photo courtesy of HealthDay It's well known that smoking in pregnancy can ...

Pregnancy can be a big motivator for women to stop smoking. Now a new study suggests that at least some pregnant smokers start cutting back even before they know they've conceived. The findings, ...

For some pregnant women, marijuana offers a welcome reprieve from the extreme morning (ahem, all day) sickness they’ve been burdened with. For others, the habit continues while they’re carrying a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Since the 1990s, rates of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) have ...

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The number of pregnant women who smoked cigarettes during their terms declined by more than one-third, federal data showed. The percentage of women who smoked cigarettes during ...

ATLANTA (CNN)-- About one in 14 pregnant women who gave birth in the United States in 2016 smoked cigarettes during her pregnancy, according to a report released Wednesday. The findings, gathered by ...

Though the dangers of smoking during pregnancy to both mother and baby are well known, just over 7 percent of women still light up while pregnant, a new government report shows. Younger and less ...