Changes in the rate of nicotine metabolism across pregnancy: a longitudinal study.

Katharine BowkerSarah LewisTim ColemanSue Cooper

Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2015)

Nicotine metabolism appears to be faster during pregnancy; this faster metabolism is apparent from 18 to 22 weeks of pregnancy and appears to fall by 4 weeks after childbirth.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
smoking cessation
gestational age
computed tomography
pregnant women