August 28, 2010

Baby's First Full Diaper Can Reveal Mother's Smoking

ScienceDaily for August 27, 2010 reported on a method of determining if a mother smoked or inhaled secondary smoke during her pregnancy.

Meconium, the dark and tarry stools passed by a baby during the first few days after birth, can be used to determine how much the mother smoked, or if she was exposed to tobacco smoke during pregnancy.