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Prenatal and Maternal Diagnosis, Screening and Infant Development Implications

One of the challenging issues of contemporary pediatrics is potential long-term effects of maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy on the subsequent infant behavioral and cognitive development. The chapters in this book address to what extent and in what direction maternal smoking during pregnancy may influence infant's behavior during sleep. Recent reports were highly indicative that sleep disturbances were common in the newborns of the mothers who have been heavy smokers during pregnancy. Snuff consumption during pregnancy is discussed, which has many adverse effects on the fetus, i.e.,

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