Page 10 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1979 NOTICE RUSSIAN FLU STUDY VOLUNTEERS Blood Serum Sample - $10.00 Tuesday and Wednesday Health Center, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Commons Lounge, 9:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Doctor s report shows a link Shi between some birth defects, f miscarriages, mother’s smokingC United Press International HILTON HEAD, S C. — A new study shows a mother’s smoking signifieantly increases the risk of miscarriage and crib death, but does not affect a child’s intelligence or long-term growth. “There’s no reason for mothers with children who have school prob lems to be blaming themselves for smoking during pregnancy, said Dr. Richard L. Naeye, chairman of pathology at Pennsylvania State University’s Hershel Medical Cen ter. Naeye said that some of his find ings, based on a four-year analysis of the records of 53,518 pregnancies, were so new they were not included in the surgeon general s new report on smoking. Naeye released his findings Tues day at an American Heart Associa tion meeting saying that there is no question that women who smoke have an increased number of mis carriages, and he said there was no doubt their offspring had more major birth defects. “The most controversial area is the relationship of cigarette smoking to congenital anomalies (birth de fects), ’ he said. “We found a very strong relationship between eiga- T i says HAPPY NEW YEAR TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY UNB JUST ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE TEXAS A&M CAMPUS. UNB WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO TEXAS A&M STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF. UNB OPEN 52 HOURS A WEEK, WITH DRIVE-IN BANKING AND A WALK-UP WINDOW OPEN FROM 7:30 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. UNB WITH YOU IN MIND. YOU’RE NOT “JUST A STUDENT” WE TAKE OUR STUDENT CUSTOMERS SER IOUSLY. WE’VE BEEN SOLVING THE SPECIAL FINANCIAL PROBLEMS STUDENTS HAVE, SINCE 1946. YOU CAN BANK WITH CONFI DENCE AT UNB ★ rette smoking and congenital tin anomalies.” But Naeye said the societal im pact of these major birth defects was not great because most of the af fected infants died before or im mediately following birth. After eliminating a variety of other factors that might have a role in miscarriages, Naeye said he and his co-workers determined that smoking independently United P chance that large seiMMNOCA I placental tissue dif < ee engine increased “There’s no reason for mothers ivith children who have school problems to be blaming them selves for smoking during preg nancy, said Dr. Richard L. Naeye, chairman of pathology at Pennsylvania State University's Hershel Medical Center. the risk of three disorders that cause miscarriages. These include premature separa tion of the placenta (increased by 65 percent by a mother s smoking), a blood incompatibility known as Rh disease (up 81 percent by smoking) and major birth defects (up 43 per cent). The placenta is the organ that connects the fetus to the uterus. Naeye said a mother s smoking history also influences a disorder in which the placenta implants in the wrong place on the wall of the mother’s uterus. This can cause hemorrhaging affecting both mother and fetus. He said smoking also increases SONY MAHANTS SC* pregnancy, affecting th&auMftWs spa< nutrients flow ing to the feliij ^ e j n g buill While premature .sepanlLT ta j ns net tin' placenta is directly aff«BL sec | tow the amount of .smokiiu;dii g e ] t ) s tagecc nancy, Naeye said other pifjLy are i affecting the placenta appca|j e r S and influenced bv a mother’s tests t smoking practice. ^peaceful sl< This raises the possiliiliLyJte locati chronic changes are taking^ Now, it the blood vessels of the [ii a tj on site, 1: uterus which are siipphr kv j es placenta, he said. p, e shuttle As far as crib death isi«l niost advi Naeye said many factors iceflight and play a role in this ailmentii ire 0 f develc infants die without warnin!\ Irecent t sleep. Naeye said his stud jund test at that a mother s smoki S sissippi tes pregnancy increased the delay the sh problem, also known as SuijJ l a te this fant Death Syndrome, h e k s c ^ n L 3ut despite Naeye said dozens off® shuttle studies have placed greatenEk Thump on findings indicating that't the engine affected a child’s growth, me( ] well ai genee. But he said those K . ern ed wit were not able* to eliininati'oljblems. tors that could have b