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.l003- 53 rl 'TFiE WASHINGTON DAILY NEI+1S'. Washington, D.G. Juiy 16,_1962 Linked 'tP Smoking i -- ~___-...__ , ...,, ,.... The expectant mother laboratingItospitals: - . who s rn o k'e s stands a, Unborn children may be. iv~ k i' f • t g er r o grea •01 ng affected by an Asiani flu epi, , birth to la premattu'e baby demic to 1whiich their mothers than the woman who does are exposed. not smoke, aCCOrding to a . Additional evidence was. Government-sponsored re- uncovered to show that pre. SE:iir6. project. _ mature births may be caused byn ifectif tth ~ anon ~ ohe mo• ~ , - The U. S. Yubhe tieaiRn ers urnnary tract. The infec- = Service reported yesterday tion cannot be detectedl by that er,t ly findings also indi- routine methods. A"simple, cate tliat the infant born, to sensitvve test" to detect this a cigaret-smoking woman is type of infection has been de- likely to be smaller at birth vised. than the baby of a non;smok- ' f , ing mother. 0 High rates o premature births and infant death were The Health Service re- found to be associated with leased some of the "prelimi- "findings suggestive of in- nary f!indings"' of a research flammation of' the placenta,# project now in its fourth fetal membranes„ and umbili- year. -It said the results so cal cord."' In half of, these :far should be "viewedi with cases, infection slso was pres- caution" because the re- ent in the vagina, cervix or ' st .search, activities areill go+ both. ('IUPII, Ing on. But it said that what has been, learned so far "mayy prove to be promising, leadk for future investigation." THOUSANDS OF CA6Eq' Theres'earch program- dealing with the connectionbetween birthi defects a:,Y1 - events during pregnancy has involved' thousands of ex+ pectant mothers and chiidren, .'=PHS said. It is being, con: ductedl by 15 medical' centers and under the coordinatiior: of' the service's National In- stitiute of- Neurological Dis~ eases and Blindness. Dr. Richard L Maslandi institute director, was quoted as telling a recent House sub- committee that of the 7500 women taking part in the smoking study, 11.6 per cent of' those who smoked deliv- ered prematuire babies. Among women who did noa smoke, he said, 7.7 per cent gave birth to premature in fants. Dr. Masland said it wa- necessary to emphasize that the scientists were unable tr( say that smoking caused th( higher incidence since "it may contribute only indirect- ly to prematurity by culti- vating other disorders."' "But unquestionably, thr woman, who smokes is morc likely to have a small, un heaithy baby," he added. AsIAN Fr.v BLA~.7(E)m Among the other finding~ . WO'NLID 1 TELEGNM New York, New York Juiy 16, 1962 '~" Cigarets Hu Normal Bi . _..=rv..r?.j.. antted Press JnteroietbRat - WASFHPdtxTOItl, July 16. "; The expectant mother who smokes stands a greater risk of' giving birth to a, prema- ture baby than the woman who does not smoke, accord- ing, to a go vernment;sponsored research project. The Public Health Service reported yesterday that . pre- Iiminary findings "from the four%year-old project alsb indi- cate that the infant born to a ,cigaret • smoking, w o m a n is likely -tb be smaller • at birth than the baby of a non-smok- ing mother. The research p r o:g r a m-- dealing with the connection between birth, defects and events d u r i n g pregnancy -- has involved more than 23,000 expectant mothrrs and 17,000 children,.the health service saidi It is being conducted by 15 medical centers and under the coordination of' the serv- ice's national institute of neu- rologicai diseases and blind- ness. Dr. Richard L Masland, di. ' rector of the instfituto, was quoted as telling a recent House appropriations subcom- ' mittee that of the 75t)0 w omen taking part in the smoking study, 11.6' percent of those ;_ f who smokedi delivered pre- matl+re babies. Among women who did not smoke, he said, 7.7' percent gave birth to pre- mature infants. Masland said It was neces.- sary to emphasize that the sci+ entists are unable to say that smoking caused the higher in- cidence since "it may contrib. ute only indirectly to prema. turity by cultivating other dis. - orders." "But unquest'ionably, the woman who smokes Is more likely to have a small, un- healthy baby," he added. 10'03537767,4