Nicotine withdrawal syndrome in a newborn baby after maternal use of oral applied moist tobacco (snus), should result in greater awareness to the use of snus among pregnant women.

The harm that smoking causes the fetus are well known. Smoking by young men and women in Scandinavia has steadily declined in the last few decades and the use of snus - moist tobacco that is placed in the mouth - has increased. This patient history highlights the effects of using snus during pregnancyThis article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.