What happens when pregnant women smoke cigarettes?

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What happens when pregnant women smoke cigarettes?

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Mar 31, 2014

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When pregnant women smoke, they expose their developing babies to a host of addictive, harmful chemicals. In this episode, Marshall Brain explains how nicotine and other compounds found in cigarettes affect developing fetuses. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Mar 31, 2014

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