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High levels of prenatal smoking exposure affect sleep patterns in preterm neonates

Published December 1, 2008, 9:13 am, PhysOrg

A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to show that high levels of prenatal smoking exposure strongly modify sleep patterns in preterm neonates, which places infants at a higher risk for developmental difficulties that could persist throughout early and middle childhood.

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