ArticleJournal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN
The effects of prenatal secondhand smoke exposure on preterm birth and neonatal outcomes.
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- The Association of Prenatal C-Reactive Protein and Interleukin-8 Levels with Maternal Characteristics and Preterm Birth.American journal of perinatology · 2024Article
- Association of secondhand smoke exposure with cardiometabolic health in never-smoking adult cancer survivors: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Urinary Phthalate Biomarkers during Pregnancy, and Maternal Endocrine Parameters in Association with Anthropometric Parameters of Newborns.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Prenatal second-hand smoke exposure and the risk of suspected developmental coordination disorder in preschoolers: A nationwide retrospective cohort study in China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol, Tobacco, and Coffee: Associated Congenital Complications and Adverse Birth Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Determinants of low birth weight among live birth newborns delivered at public hospitals in Gamo Gofa Zone, South Ethiopia: Unmatched case control study.SAGE open medicine · 2020Article
- Developmental Timing Determines the Protective Effect of Maternal Electroacupuncture on Perinatal Nicotine Exposure-Induced Offspring Lung Phenotype.BioMed research international · 2020Article
- 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
- Self-Reported Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Avoidance Compared with Cotinine Confirmed Tobacco Smoke Exposure among Pregnant Women and Their Infants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Trends in Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Exposure and Preterm Birth: Use of Smoking Bans and Direct ETS Exposure Assessments in Study Designs.Chemical research in toxicology · 2017Article
- Sex-specific lung functional changes in adult mice exposed only to second-hand smoke in utero.Respiratory research · 2017Article
- Self-reported and laboratory evaluation of late pregnancy nicotine exposure and drugs of abuse.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2016Article
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- Key Determinants Influencing the Health Literacy of Pregnant Women in the Czech Republic.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2015Article
- Passive smoking and preterm birth in urban China.American journal of epidemiology · 2014Article
- Characterization of the adverse effects of nicotine on placental development: in vivo and in vitro studies.American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the relationship between prenatal secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure, preterm birth and immediate neonatal outcomes by measuring maternal hair nicotine.
designCross-sectional, observational design.
settingA metropolitan Kentucky birthing center.
participantsTwo hundred and ten (210) mother-baby couplets.
methodsNicotine in maternal hair was used as the biomarker for prenatal SHS exposure collected within 48 hours of birth. Smoking status was confirmed by urine cotinine analysis.
resultsSmoking status (nonsmoking, passive smoking, and smoking) strongly correlated with low, medium, and high hair nicotine tertiles (ρ=.74; p<.001). Women exposed to prenatal SHS were more at risk for preterm birth (odds ratio [OR]=2.3; 95% Confidence Interval [CI] [.96, 5.96]), and their infants were more likely to have immediate newborn complications (OR=2.4; 95% CI [1.09, 5.33]) than nonexposed women. Infants of passive smoking mothers were at increased risk for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) (OR=4.9; 95% CI [1.45, 10.5]) and admission to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) (OR=6.5; CI [1.29, 9.7]) when compared to infants of smoking mothers (OR=3.9; 95% CI [1.61, 14.9]; OR=3.5; 95% CI [2.09, 20.4], respectively). Passive smokers and/or women with hair nicotine levels greater than .35 ng/ml were more likely to deliver earlier (1 week), give birth to infants weighing less (decrease of 200-300 g), and deliver shorter infants (decrease of 1.1-1.7 cm).
conclusionsPrenatal SHS exposure places women at greater risk for preterm birth, and their newborns are more likely to have RDS, NICU admissions, and immediate newborn complications.
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