Article: Studies from China Medical University, Institute of Environmental Health provide new data on cord blood.(Report)

Researchers detail in 'Prenatal smoking exposure and neonatal DNA damage in relation to birth outcomes,' new data in cord blood. According to recent research from Taichung, Taiwan, "This study investigated whether mothers with prenatal environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure increased the newborn genetic damage and adverse birth outcomes. Study participants were women receiving prenatal care at three hospitals in Central Taiwan and their newborns."

"Participants were divided into two groups (nonsmokers and ETS-exposed non-smokers) based on maternal ETS-exposed status. Comet assay were performed for cord blood samples. Infants born to mothers with prenatal ETS ...

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