Now That You're Pregnant, You're Not Just Eating for Two. . . You're Breathing for Two
- Title:
- Now That You're Pregnant, You're Not Just Eating for Two. . . You're Breathing for Two
- Creator:
- American Lung Association
- Date:
- June 1985
- Description:
- U.S. Surgeon General Luther L. Terry's original report on the health consequences of smoking, published in 1964, warned that smoking during pregnancy increased the risk of low birth weight and other complications in newborns. These dangers were confirmed by subsequent research. During the 1980s, it had become a major scientific argument in the campaign against smoking.. NOTE: Original slide is slightly blurry.
- Rights:
- Reprinted with permission c2003 American Lung Association. For more information on how you can support to fight lung disease, the third leading cause of death in the U.S., please contact The American Lung Association at 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) or visit the following web site: and http://www.lungusa.org/
- Genre:
-
Slides (photographs)
Posters - Format:
- Still Image
- Extent:
- 1 pages
- Language:
- English
- Legacy Source Citation:
- Free Text. History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection.. Free Text. This image may also be accessed from the Images from the History of Medicine (IHM).. URL. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/ihm/. IHM Order Number. A024957
- Legacy ID:
- QQBBSF
- NLM ID:
- 101584930X292
- Profiles Collection:
- The C. Everett Koop Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X292
- Story Section:
- Tobacco, Second-Hand Smoke, and the Campaign for a Smoke-Free America