ArticleMaternal and child health journal2011
The association between second hand smoke and low birth weight and preterm delivery.
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- Chemical Components in the Breast Milk of Passive Smoker Women: A Systematic Review and Health Risks Assessment.Biological trace element research · 2025Pooled it
- Association between prenatal environmental tobacco smoke exposure and preterm birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Pooled it
- Secondhand Smoke Exposure During Pregnancy and Mothers' Subsequent Breastfeeding Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Scientific reports · 2019Pooled it
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- A randomized, controlled community-wide intervention to reduce environmental tobacco smoke exposure.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2013Trial
- Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy Interacts With Genetic Factors to Increase Risk for Low Birth Weight but Not Harmful Offspring Smoking Behaviors in Europeans.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Parental Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Neonatal Factors Influencing Infants' Low Birth Weight: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bangladesh.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Potentially toxic metals in umbilical cord blood as a biomarker for passive smoker women.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effects of in-utero personal exposure to PMScientific reports · 2023Article
- The relationship between perceived stress and pregnancy distress with self-care of pregnant women: The mediating role of social support-A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Effects of In-Utero Personal Exposure to PM2.5 Sources and Components on Birthweight.Research square · 2023Article
- Factors Associated with Vaccination Uptake among Young Children: A Follow-Up Study of 1799 Toddlers.Vaccines · 2023Article
- Air Pollution and Perinatal Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Challenges, Limitations, and the Potential of Epigenetics.Current environmental health reports · 2022Review
- Exposure to ambient particulate matter and biomass burning during pregnancy: associations with birth weight in Thailand.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2021Article
- Association of smoke-free laws with preterm or low birth weight deliveries-A multistate analysis.Health services research · 2021Article
- Inadequate Gestational Weight Gain and Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke during Pregnancy Increase the Risk of Low Birth Weight: A Cross-Sectional Study among Full-Term Infants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Preterm birth and secondhand smoking during pregnancy: A case-control study from Vietnam.PloS one · 2020Article
- Prenatal Secondhand Smoke Exposure: Correlation Between Nicotine in Umbilical Cord Blood and Neonatal Anthropometry.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2019Article
- Does Maternal Exposure to Secondhand Tobacco Smoke During Pregnancy Increase the Risk for Preterm or Small-for-Gestational Age Birth?Maternal and child health journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
To determine the association between maternal exposure to SHS and low birth weight and preterm delivery. This cross-sectional study was carried out in the four main governmental hospitals dealing with deliveries in the north of Jordan. A consecutive 8,490 women who delivered in these hospitals between April 2007 and September 2007 were included in the study after excluding those who reported active smoking during the current pregnancy. Pre-structured questionnaire and review of hospital records were used to collect data about maternal background, obstetric history, medical history, and data related to second hand smoke exposure. Overall, 13.8% of women gave birth to a preterm baby and 10.0% gave birth to a low birth weight baby. About 12.6% of women who were exposed to SHS delivered low birth weight babies compared to 7.7% for non exposed women. The rate of preterm delivery among the exposed group was significantly higher than that among the non-exposed group (17.2 vs. 10.6%). In the multivariate analysis, exposure to SHS during pregnancy was significantly associated with increased odds of low birth weight (OR = 1.56 (95% CI 1.31, 1.89)) and preterm delivery (OR = 1.61 (95% CI: 1.30, 1.99)). Exposure of women to SHS during pregnancy is associated with increased odds of low birth weight and preterm delivery. Health care professionals should carry out educational programs to increase awareness and understanding of pregnant women and their husbands about the harmful effects of second hand smoke on birth outcomes.
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