ReviewTobacco induced diseases2023
Active or passive maternal smoking increases the risk of low birth weight or preterm delivery: Benefits of cessation and tobacco control policies.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of couple- or household-targeted interventions for smoking cessation in pregnancy.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of budesonide and surfactant combination for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm neonates based on gestational age.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Prenatal anxiety, tobacco use, and infant birth weight: a multilevel analysis of PRAMS data.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- Maternal health service utilization and birth outcomes among female sex workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Nigeria: results from a cross-sectional survey.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Joint Associations of Maternal Smoking and Pre-Pregnancy BMI with Term Low Birthweight and Small-for-Gestational-Age Births: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 2024 United States Birth Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- A Bayesian multilevel joint model for predicting neonatal head circumference and body mass index: a case study in Dalahu County, Iran.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Prenatal Substance Exposure and Birth Weight: Findings From the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study.Pediatrics · 2026Observational
- Examining the association of maternal oral health experiences with adverse birth outcomes: findings from Virginia's PRAMS survey.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- The relationship between low birth weight and neurological disorders: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- Outcome of preterm infants (<30 weeks) born to mothers who smoked: propensity score matching study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Birth Weight: The Roles of Noise, Placental Function, Green Space, Physical Activity, and Socioeconomic Status (FRONTIER).Research report (Health Effects Institute) · 2026Article
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- Prenatal substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom: associations with depression, anxiety, and pandemic stressors.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Enhancing the long-term abstinence rate of smoking through telemedicine: A multicenter, retrospective cohort study in Japan.PloS one · 2026Article
- Nicotine in e-cigarette aerosol reduces GABA neuron migration via the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Potentially toxic metals in umbilical cord blood as a biomarker for passive smoker women.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Associations Between Secondhand Smoke Exposure During Pregnancy and Preterm Birth.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- A Retrospective Observational Study on Post-Pandemic Effects of Endogenous and Exogenous Factors on Prematurity in Pregnant Women Under 18 Years of Age.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of preterm birth among pregnant adolescents in Kuala Lumpur: A cross-sectional study.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2025Article
- Enhancing birth weight outcomes through improved antenatal care in West African countries: Evidence from propensity score matching analysis.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
In France, maternal smoking, active or passive, remains one of the highest in Europe. At the same time, there is an increase in the number of low birth weight (<2500 g) and premature (<37 weeks of amenorrhea) newborns. The objective of this narrative review is to examine the impact of active or passive maternal smoking on birth weight or prematurity rates, and to consider the benefits of policies to stop or control smoking. This is a narrative review that analyzes and discusses the major articles published over the past 20 years regarding the role of active or passive maternal smoking on the risk of low birth weight or preterm delivery. Articles were selected using the following keywords: maternal smoking, low birth weight, preterm birth, smoking cessation, passive smoking, exhaled carbon monoxide, tobacco control policies. Active smoking is associated, in a dose-response relationship, with increased risks of low birth weight and preterm delivery. Passive smoking, mainly related to the presence of a smoking spouse, increases the risk of low birth weight and preterm birth. Our review confirmed also the benefits of smoking cessation, even in the third trimester, in reducing the risk of small for gestation age or fetal growth restriction and preterm birth. Several studies of tobacco control policies have been shown to be effective in significantly reducing maternal smoking. There is sufficient evidence to infer a causal link between active or passive maternal smoking and low birth weight or preterm delivery. This causal link is compelling and sufficient to justify intensifying efforts to promote rapid progress in tobacco control policies, with the vision of a tobacco-free generation, and smoking cessation with best practices during preconception or pregnancy.
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