| Effect of prenatal tobacco smoke exposure on fetal growth potential. | |
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PMID: 20707625 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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AIM: to determine the independent effect of prenatal tobacco smoke exposure on fetal growth using customized birthweight norms. METHODS: demographic characteristics and data on exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy were obtained from singleton neonates ≥ 34 weeks' gestation. Centile Calculator software v62.2 (www.gestation.net) was used for calculating customized birthweight percentiles. RESULTS: of the 3227 neonates studied, 30.9% were exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy, whereas involuntary maternal exposure was reported in 20.1%. Growth restriction was noted in 350 (10.8%). The odds ratio (OR) for fetal growth restriction was 1.49 (1.10-1.91) in passive smokers, and 2.34 (1.81-2.96) in smokers. A decrease in birthweight and an increase in the prevalence of growth restriction with the increasing number of cigarette consumption was observed. This effect was evident even in cases of a "minimal" consumption of 1-5 cigarettes per day. CONCLUSION: an essential adverse effect of tobacco smoke exposure on fetal growth in pregnancies exposed to passive smoking, as well as in those with "minimal" maternal cigarette consumption, was found. Since approximately 30% of growth restricted neonates could be independently attributed to active or passive maternal exposure, these findings reinforce the need for smoking preventive strategies in pregnant women and their environment. |
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Anastasia A Varvarigou; Sotirios Fouzas; Nicholas G Beratis |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-08-13 |
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Title: Journal of perinatal medicine Volume: 38 ISSN: 1619-3997 ISO Abbreviation: J Perinat Med Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-11-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0361031 Medline TA: J Perinat Med Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 683-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Patras Medical School, Rio, Patras, Greece. |
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