No level of smoke exposure is safe during pregnancy

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No level of smoke exposure is safe during pregnancy

Nearly a quarter of pregnant women say they’ve been around secondhand smoke—in their homes, at work, around a friend or relative—which, according to new research, is linked to epigenetic changes—meaning changes to how genes are regulated rather than changes to the genetic code itself—in babies that could raise the risk of developmental disorders and cancer.

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