Vitamin 'cuts smoke harm to baby'

High doses of the vitamin protected against nicotine-associated damage in monkeys, the Oregon Health & Science University team found.

Expert advice is still to quit smoking during, and ideally before, pregnancy.

This is just the 'last resort' for smoking women who are pregnant. And vitamin C can not counteract any other negative impacts of smoking during pregrancy, such as decreased body weight and abnormal brain development.

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