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THE ACUTE EFFECT OF SMOKING ON INTERVILLOUS BLOOD FLOW OF THE PLACENTA
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb15592.x
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1471-0528/asset/cover.gif?v=1&s=b4e1d96c46e18c61210d584b63c13ee375cf562b "BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology")
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 85, Issue 10, pages 729–731, October 1978
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Lehtovirta, P. and Forss, M. (1978), THE ACUTE EFFECT OF SMOKING ON INTERVILLOUS BLOOD FLOW OF THE PLACENTA. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 85: 729–731. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb15592.x
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Summary
Smoking a standard cigarette caused an acute decrease in intervillous placental blood flow. This change normalized within 15 minutes. At the time intervillous blood flow was depressed, heart rate and blood pressure were elevated and remained so throughout the study period. Repeated decreases in the intervillous blood flow could explain growth retardation of the fetus and some other complications of pregnancy in women who smoke.