American doctors say that mothers who smoke cigarettes before their babies are born may slow the growth of their babies' lungs.
American
doctors
say
that
mothers
who
smoke
cigarettes
before
their
babies
are
born
may
slow
the
growth
of
their
babies
'
lungs
.
They say reduced lung growth could cause the babies to suffer breathing problems and lung diseases later in life.
They
say
reduced
lung
growth
could
cause
the
babies
to
suffer
breathing
problems
and
lung
diseases
later
in
life
.
Doctors in Boston, Massachusetts studied 1,000 children.
Doctors
in
Boston
,
Massachusetts
studied
1,000
children
.
The mothers of some of the children smoked, while the other mothers did not.
The
mothers
of
some
of
the
children
smoked
,
while
the
other
mothers
did
not
.
Doctors found that the lungs of the children whose mothers smoked were 8% less developed than the lungs of the children whose mothers did not smoke, and that the children whose mothers smoked had 25% more cold and breathing diseases than other children later in life.
Doctors
found
that
the
lungs
of
the
children
whose
mothers
smoked
were
8
%
less
developed
than
the
lungs
of
the
children
whose
mothers
did
not
smoke
,
and
that
the
children
whose
mothers
smoked
had
25
%
more
cold
and
breathing
diseases
than
other
children
later
in
life
.
Another recent study found that children had a greater chance of having lung cancer if their mothers smoked.
Another
recent
study
found
that
children
had
a
greater
chance
of
having
lung
cancer
if
their
mothers
smoked
.
The study also showed that the danger of cancer increased only for sons and not for daughters, and that the father's smoking did not affect a child's chance of suffering from lung cancer.
The
study
also
showed
that
the
danger
of
cancer
increased
only
for
sons
and
not
for
daughters
,
and
that
the
father
's
smoking
did
not
affect
a
child
's
chance
of
suffering
from
lung
cancer
.
American doctors say that mothers who smoke cigarettes before their babies are born may slow the growth of their babies' lungs. They say reduced lung growth could cause the babies to suffer breathing problems and lung diseases later in life. Doctors in Boston, Massachusetts studied 1,000 children. The mothers of some of the children smoked, while the other mothers did not. Doctors found that the lungs of the children whose mothers smoked were 8% less developed than the lungs of the children whose mothers did not smoke, and that the children whose mothers smoked had 25% more cold and breathing diseases than other children later in life.  Another recent study found that children had a greater chance of having lung cancer if their mothers smoked. The study also showed that the danger of cancer increased only for sons and not for daughters, and that the father's smoking did not affect a child's chance of suffering from lung cancer.