1 in 14 pregnant women still smoke, despite known risks, CDC study reports

Smoking while pregnant is linked to a host of birth defects, but one in 14 women are still doing it, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Wednesday. 

More than 7% of women who gave birth reported smoking while pregnant in 2016, according to the report by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.

Read more here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/28/1-14-pregnant-women-still-smokes-despite-known-risks-cdc-study-reports/381881002/