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Childhood hardship, maternal smoking, and birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20530303     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between type, chronicity, and severity of childhood hardships and smoking status during pregnancy, preterm birth (PTB), and low birth weight (LBW). DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: The National Child Development Study, a nationally representative study of births in Great Britain in 1958. PARTICIPANTS: Four thousand eight-hundred sixty-five women with at least 1 singleton live birth. MAIN EXPOSURES: Hardship during childhood, indicated by several variables, including financial/structural hardship, lack of parental interest in education, family dysfunction, violence/mental health issues, and family structure. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Smoking in pregnancy, LBW, and PTB. RESULTS: A consistent and graded association was seen between all types of childhood hardships and smoking status during pregnancy (odds ratio [OR] for 4 or more hardships, 2.02; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.58-2.58; P < .001 for all comparisons). Most hardships were also associated with risk of LBW and PTB, with associations between number of hardships and both outcomes persisting after controlling for smoking status and adult social class (for LBW, OR, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.10-2.06; for PTB, OR, 1.44; 95% CI, 1.08-1.92). CONCLUSION: Childhood hardships have an enduring impact on future pregnancy outcomes, in part through their association with smoking during pregnancy and adult socioeconomic position.
Authors:
Emily W Harville; Renée Boynton-Jarrett; Chris Power; Elina Hyppönen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine     Volume:  164     ISSN:  1538-3628     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-09     Completed Date:  2010-08-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9422751     Medline TA:  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  533-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. harville@tulane.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Child
Domestic Violence
Family Relations
Female
Great Britain / epidemiology
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight*
Infant, Newborn
Longitudinal Studies
Mothers
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome*
Premature Birth / epidemiology*,  etiology
Prospective Studies
Smoking / epidemiology*
Social Class
Socioeconomic Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K12 HD043444/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; K12HD043451/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; //Department of Health; //Medical Research Council

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