Statistics

	Quitting smoking is one of the few preventive measures likely to have a substantial impact on pregnancy outcomes. Obstetrician Gynecologists need to be involved in smoking cessation because they are often the only physicians a woman between the ages of 25-44 (the group with the highest percent of cigarette smokers, 28%) will see on a regular basis. (Letter after orange stats. In white Book)
	Smoking increases the risk of infant death by 51% among mothers of all races (p.37 Indiana Infant Mortality Report 1996 Birth Cohort)
	Eliminating maternal smoking may lead to a 10% reduction in all infant deaths and a 12% reduction in deaths from prenatal conditions (Surgeon General's Report Fact Sheet)
	Studies suggest that infants of women who stop smoking by the first trimester have weight and body measurements comparable to infants of women who did not smoke during pregnancy
	Studies also suggest that smoking in the third trimester is particularly detrimental to the developing fetus. (Surgeon General's Report Fact Sheet)

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