Smoking While Pregnant Causes Finger, Toe Deformities: Just Half a Pack per Day Harms Unborn Child

American Society of Plastic Surgeons ^ | January 5, 2005

[billorites]

[saganite]

This is the opening shot in seeking a law banning pregnant women from smoking. They will be charged with child abuse.

[aft_lizard]

There is something to that, at least in my case. My mom was a smoker, even though she only smoked until the 2nd trimester (i think). Anyways I have prostrated(sp?) toes. The middle ones are permanently curled up, although fully functional.

[nuke rocketeer]

Why was there not an epidemic of these deformities back in the 1940's to the 1960's when a much higher percentage of the population smoked? I remember a LOT of my friends and schoolmates Moms smoked back on the 60's. Out of several hundred not a single one had these deformities. This study has a strong stench of doctored raw data to me.

[basil]

My husband has the same condition. His mother (a Pentecostal preacher) NEVER smoked.

[mysterio]

My mom smoked. My fingers and toes are ok.

But just in case, we should ban smoking somewhere lese. Let's see, how about let's ban smoking in cars! And within SIXTY feet of a door instead of thirty! And let's make smokers get a red A tatooed on their chests.

But let's keep letting government make lots of money off of tobacco, because that's ok.

[television is just wrong]

Thank God that habit never appealed to me.

[Chiapet]

That newspaper photo is the perfect photo-definition of irony.

[heartwood]

My mom smoked cigars, and I post on FR.

[martin_fierro]

LOL love it.

[aft_lizard]

I see a corrolation here, the American Left will have to declare it a defect. Mother who smoke while pregnant produce future freepers.

[justshutupandtakeit]

BS. This is merely MORE medical evidence which will be belittled and waved off by the addicted.

[YouPosting2Me]

1) Smoking causes deformities/missing fingers.
2) Without thumbs, you can't flick a lighter.

Which is it:
a)Intelligent Design
b)Evolution
c)Adaptation
d)Poetic Justice
?

[SheLion]

[DumpsterDiver]

One for the pufflist?

[SheLion]

I remember a LOT of my friends and schoolmates Moms smoked back on the 60's. Out of several hundred not a single one had these deformities. This study has a strong stench of doctored raw data to me.

Thank you!

[SheLion]

One for the pufflist?

I pinged them already. Thanks Diver!

[dangus]

Boy, I'd like to give SOMEONE the middle finger... except I have an even number... If anyone wants one, though, I can spare a few...%)

[WeddingPlanner]

Exactly what I'm thinking. It seems that all baby boomers and the first half of Gen Xers should be deformed in someway if there's any truth to this (myself included and for me, all fingers and toes counted and making a non-deformed appearance!)

In fact, Baby Boomers should REALLY be deformed since most of their parents smoked unfiltered cigarettes, right?

[LWalk18]

Why was there not an epidemic of these deformities back in the 1940's to the 1960's when a much higher percentage of the population smoked? I remember a LOT of my friends and schoolmates Moms smoked back on the 60's. Out of several hundred not a single one had these deformities. This study has a strong stench of doctored raw data to me.

Most of the time they cut off the excess digits soon after birth if it is possible, so there may have been more cases then you knew about. My father was born with twelve fingers, and they cut off the extras at birth. He didn't talk about until my mother was pregnant with me. And yes, my paternal grandmother smoked, but then so did my other grandmother and she gave birth to four ten fingered children.