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•• Well-designed quasi-experimental study linking comprehensive national smoke-free legislation to improved perinatal outcomes. Assessed both immediate and gradual changes in outcomes following the legislation and found benefits of the legislation in terms of pregnancy outcomes among both smoking and nonsmoking women.
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•• First study to assess the link between smoke-free legislation and perinatal mortality.
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