1972
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5806.127
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Cigarette Smoking in Pregnancy: Its Influence on Birth Weight and Perinatal Mortality

Abstract: SummaryIn a British population cigarette smoking during pregnancy increased the late fetal plus neonatal mortality rate by 28% and reduced birth weight by 170 g, and these differences persist even after allowing for a number of "mediating" maternal and social variables. A change in smoking habit by the end of the fourth month of pregnancy places a mother in the risk category appropriate to her changed habit. This evidence should have important implications for health education aimed at getting pregnant mothers… Show more

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“…An association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and low birth weight has been recognized for some time now (Butler et al, 1972). The long-term effects of exposure to alcohol and cigarettes are not so well understood.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and low birth weight has been recognized for some time now (Butler et al, 1972). The long-term effects of exposure to alcohol and cigarettes are not so well understood.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with several adverse developmental outcomes in the offspring. A large number of studies confirm that maternal tobacco smoking during pregnancy adversely affects pre-and postnatal growth and increases the risk of fetal mortality [23,24,25], morbidity [26,27], cognitive development [28,29], and behavior of children and adolescents [30,31].…”
Section: Consequences Of Smoking During Pregnancy:-mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Desde então, vários estudos foram realizados associando o fumo com problemas tais como: diminuição do peso ao nascer, aumento da mortalidade infantil, maiores taxas de aborto espontâneo, prematuridade, morbidade, retardo no crescimento fetal, pré-eclâmpsia, anomalias placentárias e congêni-tas 3,11,17,18,20,24,46 .…”
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