Position Statement - RCM
help to address socioeconomic inequalities in health outcomes. Health effects of smoking Smoking significantly increases the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, sudden infant death and birth abnormalities. Smoking also damages a mother’s health and is associated with maternal risks in pregnancy, such as placental abruption and eclampsia.
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