Does maternal passive exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) harm the fetus?
Prenatal and postnatal tobacco smoke tend to be related making it difficult to assess the relative contributions of the different methods of exposure. The available evidence suggests that ETS can contribute to similar effects associated with active maternal smoking. However, the size of the effects tends to be smaller. For additional information on tobacco smoke use: www.cdc.gov/tobacco/index.html The Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Study is under the direction of Claire D. Coles Ph.D., with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Emory University School of Medicine. For more information, please contact: Claire D. Coles: ccoles@emory.edu Karen K.
