Pregnant women who ______ are _____ times more likely to have babies that are shorter with an abnormally low-birth-weight.In addition, their babies are shorter, on average, than those of non-smokers.

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Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of having shorter and low birth-weight babies by 2-3 times. Drinking during pregnancy also increases the risk, but to a lesser extent than smoking. Therefore, option C, which states that pregnant women who smoke are 2 times more likely to have shorter and low birth-weight babies, is the best choice. Option B, which says pregnant women who smoke are 5 times more likely to have such babies, is incorrect and exaggerated. Option A and D are also incorrect as they refer to drinking, which increases the risk but not as much as smoking.

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