Impact of maternal smoking during pregnancy on microvasculature in childhood. The Generation R Study

Fetal exposure to maternal smoking is associated with an adverse cardiovascular risk profile in later life. Early microvasculature adaptations might be part of the underlying mechanisms for these associations.

Source: Early Human Development - August 24, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Olta Gishti, Vincent W.V. Jaddoe, Janine F. Felix, Irwin Reiss, Eric Steegers, Albert Hofman, Mohammad Kamran Ikram, Romy Gaillard Source Type: research