What Does Current Research Say About Smoking During Pregnancy

question 5

Multiple Choice

What does current research say about smoking during pregnancy?

• A)Nicotine is powerfully addictive,and smoking mothers risk giving birth to an addicted neonate who would experience respiratory distress,asthma,or emphysema.
• B)Nicotine has been linked to mental retardation in infants whose mothers smoked during their entire pregnancies.
• C)Pregnant women should quit smoking because infants whose mothers smoked during pregnancy weigh an average of one-half pound less at birth.
• D)Infants whose mothers smoked during pregnancy have higher rates of heart defects and lung defects.