ArticleDrug, healthcare and patient safety2013
Risky substance exposure during pregnancy: a pilot study from Lebanese mothers.
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- The influence of perinatal high-risk behavior on maternal and neonatal health.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Pulmonary Considerations for Pregnant Women.Clinics in chest medicine · 2021Review
- Waterpipe Tobacco Smoke Exposure during Lactation-Susceptibility of Reproductive Hormones and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Male Progeny Rats.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2021Article
- Construction and validation of the water pipe harm perception scale (WHPS-6) among the Lebanese population.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
- Testicular Toxicity of Water Pipe Smoke Exposure in Mice and the Effect of Treatment with Nootkatone Thereon.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2019Article
- Caffeine in the Diet: Country-Level Consumption and Guidelines.Nutrients · 2018Review
- The effects of water-pipe smoking on birth weight: a population-based prospective cohort study in southern Iran.Epidemiology and health · 2018Article
- Exposure to toxics during pregnancy and childhood and asthma in children: A pilot study.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2017Article
- Health effects associated with waterpipe smoking.Tobacco control · 2015Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe harmful effects of medication and licit substance use during pregnancy may potentially constitute a major public health concern. Our study aims to assess risky exposure of Lebanese pregnant women to drugs, tobacco, caffeine, and alcohol, and to determine their effect on postnatal outcomes.
methodsWomen at term were addressed after delivery in five university hospitals of Beirut and Mount Lebanon between February and June 2012. A standardized questionnaire was administered to them. Moreover, medical files of both mothers and their respective newborns were checked to confirm information given by mothers, and to assess the health outcome of the babies.
resultsAmong the interviewed 350 women, active and passive smoking of tobacco (cigarette or water pipe), and consumption of category C, D, and X drugs were common during pregnancy in Lebanon; they were shown to negatively affect the neonatal outcome in multivariate analyses: they significantly decreased Apgar scores and increased the risk of underweight and medical complications of babies (P < 0.05).
conclusionOur study demonstrated that Lebanese women were exposed during pregnancy to multiple medications and licit substances that affected the neonates' health. Our findings have implications for clinical obstetric practice and prevention programs in Lebanon. Efforts should be made to decrease exposure to harmful substances during pregnancy.
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