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October 23, 2007

West Virginia leads nation in pregnant smokers

W.Va. leads nation in pregnant smokers - Yahoo! News

More than a fourth of pregnant women in West Virginia smoked last year, putting themselves and their babies at risk.
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The state's 27.3 percent maternal smoking rate was the highest rate in the country and nearly triple the national average, according to a recent report from the state Department of Health and Human Resource's Health Statistics Center. The state's rate was up slightly over the previous year and has hovered around 25 percent the past 10 years.

McDowell County had the highest rate of pregnant smokers, at more than 42 percent, the report said. The lowest rate, 15.8 percent, was in Monongalia County.

All total, smoking mothers across the state gave birth to about 5,500 babies last year.

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Posted by TY at October 23, 2007 11:04 PM

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