Risks to the fetus; Impact of tobacco smoke on the fetus; List of pregnancy complications associated with smoking, including low birth weight, preterm labor, increased rates of stillbirth, and complications during delivery; Ways to prevent birth defects; Information on how to quit smoking.Torpy...
If you are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke while pregnant, you will have an increased chance of having a stillbirth, a low-birth-weight baby, a baby withbirth defects,and other complications of pregnancy. Babies and children exposed to secondhand smoke may also developasthma,allergies, and ...
Smoking and Pregnancy Abstract It is generally recognised that smoking during pregnancy is harmful to the fetus. When the risks associated with cigarette smoking are compared with other risks arising in the perinatal period, the harmful effects of smoking are clearly found to outweigh all other facto...
The impact of smoking, as well as second hand smoke, becomes even more damaging and dangerous for women who are pregnant and their unborn child. Smoking has been linked to various pregnancy related conditions such as placental abruption, ectopic pregnancy, vaginal bleeding, placenta ...
It is generally recognised that smoking during pregnancy is harmful to the fetus. When the risks associated with cigarette smoking are compared with other risks arising in the perinatal period, the harmful effects of smoking are clearly found to outweigh all other factors. The combustion products of...
We performed a population-based study of 1,449,333 single births born in Sweden between 1983 and 1996, derived from linked registry data. Maternal smoking and risks of suicidal acts in offspring were estimated using hazard ratios, derived from proportional-hazard models, controlling for potential ...
Smoking during pregnancy is a risk factor associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Despite that these outcomes are well known, a considerable proportion of pregnant women continue to smoke during this critical period. This paper evaluates critically smoking cessation interventions targeting pregnant women...
(HealthDay)—While quitting smoking during the first trimester slightly decreases the risk for low birth weight in newborns, any duration of maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight and abnormal body proportions, according to
Smoking in pregnancy has many known risks both to the mother and her developing baby. Yet despite this knowledge, many women continue to smoke throughout pregnancy or relapse postnatally if they did manage to quit before the birth. This article highlights the importance of midwives working togethe...
Ma Xu, the leading researcher, said tobacco control at home needs to be emphasized to ensure maternal health. He also recommended that husbands quit smoking during pregnancy. The research was published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health....