| Obstetric and perinatal effects of active and/or passive smoking during pregnancy. | |
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PMID: 15448806 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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CONTEXT: Cigarette smoke, whether inhaled voluntarily or not, causes damage to the mother-infant pair. The antenatal period may present the best opportunity for performing effective anti-smoking campaigns. OBJECTIVE: To study the obstetric and perinatal effects of smoking on pregnancy and the infant. TYPE OF STUDY: Prospective study, interviewing pregnant women who were randomly selected at the maternity hospital as they were being discharged after giving birth. SETTING: Hospital Municipal Vereador José Storópolli, São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: 758 patients were interviewed regarding smoke inhalation before being discharged from the maternity hospital. The groups were formed by 42 active smokers, 272 passive smokers, 108 who inhaled smoke both actively and passively, and 336 non-smokers. The groups were compared regarding age, parity, school education, incidence of spontaneous abortion, rate of caesarian births, average gestational age at birth, rate of low birth weight and adequacy of weight in relation to the gestational age of newborn infants. For all variables we considered p < 0.05 as statistically significant. RESULTS: There was a high rate (55.7%) of pregnant smokers, including 5.5% active, 35.9% passive and 14.3% active-passive smokers. Active and active-passive smokers were older and had higher parity. Active smokers had lower education levels and higher rates of previous spontaneous abortion. The weights of newborn babies were lower for smoking mothers. DISCUSSION: The study was performed among patients that were mostly of low economic, social and cultural levels, thus possibly explaining the high incidence of smokers. Worse still was that 35.9% of the non-smokers were actually passive smokers. These rates we report were similar to those from the literature. The typical receptiveness of teenage girls to unrestricted advertising in the media contributes towards an early start to acquiring the habit of smoking, including during pregnancy in our country. We emphasize the difficulties in quantifying exposure to cigarettes even among active smokers. CONCLUSIONS: Cigarette smoke, whether inhaled voluntarily or not, has an unfavorable effect on the mother-infant pair. |
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Mary Uchiyama Nakamura; Sandra Maria Alexandre; Jorge Francisco Kuhn dos Santos; Eduardo de Souza; Nelson Sass; Anna Paula Auritscher Beck; Evelyn Trayna; Carla Maria de Araújo Andrade; Teresa Barroso; Luiz Kulay Júnior |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2004-09-16 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina Volume: 122 ISSN: 1516-3180 ISO Abbreviation: Sao Paulo Med J Publication Date: 2004 May |
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Created Date: 2004-09-27 Completed Date: 2005-03-01 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100897261 Medline TA: Sao Paulo Med J Country: Brazil |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 94-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Hospital Municipal Vereador José Storópolli, São Paulo, Brazil. mary.toco@epm.br |
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Abortion, Spontaneous Adolescent Adult Birth Weight / drug effects Brazil / epidemiology Female Gestational Age Humans Infant, Newborn Maternal Exposure / adverse effects* Maternal-Fetal Exchange Pregnancy Pregnancy Outcome* Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects Prospective Studies Smoking / adverse effects*, epidemiology Tobacco Smoke Pollution / adverse effects* |
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0/Tobacco Smoke Pollution |
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