Fetal Exposure to Carcinogens With Tobacco Use in Pregnancy: Phase 1 MAW Study Findings

Conclusions:
There is a moderate to strong correlation between maternal smoking and fetal exposure to the tobacco-specific carcinogen NNAL.

Implications:
The correlation between maternal smoking and fetal carcinogen exposure may provide an education tool to help motivate smoking cessation among pregnant AN women. Further investigation is warranted to determine correlations between maternal commercial ST and iqmik use and neonatal NNAL.

Source: Nicotine and Tobacco Research - October 7, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: Flanagan, C. A., Koller, K. R., Wolfe, A. W., Thomas, T. K., Benowitz, N. L., Renner, C. C., Hughes, C., Hatsukami, D. K., Bronars, C., Murphy, N. J., Day, G., Decker, P. A., Patten, C. A. Tags: Original Investigation Source Type: research