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What is it about the placenta that you can tell if the mother has smoked while pregnant?
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Calcification: When a doctor or sonographer does an ultrasound they grade a placenta based on how much calcification is seen. Women who smoke have more calcification in their placentas than women who do not smoke.
Answered 3/8/2013
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