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By Pat Bass, About.com Guide to Asthma

Smoking During Pregnancy & Risk of Asthma

Monday June 22, 2009

Nearly 25% of adults with asthma smoke and, unfortunately, most probably began smoking when they were young. Tobacco smoke irritates the lungs and makes asthma worse. But did you know smoking during pregnancy can increase your child's risk of developing asthma? Take the quiz and see what everyone else thinks the risk is. I will put the correct answer in next weeks newsletter.

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