Pregnant Teenagers 'Are Smoking so the Baby Is Born Smaller'
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PREGNANT teenagers are taking up smoking in the hope of having smaller babies so that childbirth is less painful, a Government minister warned yesterday.
Labour's public health minister Caroline Flint made the extraordinary claim after discussions with health professionals and young mothers.See the full content of this document
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Pregnant Teenagers 'Are Smoking so the Baby Is Born Smaller'
She warned that the practice was futile, since labour pains are the same whatever the size of the baby.
'It is important that we und...See the full content of this document
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