Birth weight of a baby can be increased by:
Correct Answer: Cessation of smoking
Description: “Smoking is the single most preventable cause of IUGR in infants born in the united states—women who quit smoking at 7 months gestation have newborns with higher mean birthweights than do women who smoke throughout the pregnancy. Women who quit smoking before 16 weeks of gestation are not at any increased risk for an IUGR infant.”
COGDT 10/e, p 293
The answer is further supported by Williams 24/e, p 882
“In prevention of fetal growth restriction – smoking cessation is critical”
Williams 24/e, p 882
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