Title: [Smoking during pregnancy]

POPLINE Document Number: 048326

Author(s):

Endler M
Gring H
Gruber W

Source citation:

GEBURTSHILFE UND FRAUENHEILKUNDE, 1986 Oct;46(10):721-4.

Abstract:

The course of pregnancy and delivery and the fetal outcome of women who smoked during pregnancy (n=1751) were compared with nonsmokers (n=4937). The following variables were studied retrospectively: duration of pregnancy, maternal weight gain, mode of delivery, fetal birthweight and maturity of the newborn, Apgar scores, pH of the umbilical artery, perinatal mortality, frequency of fetal malformations, amount of amniotic fluid and the incidence of meconium staining, placental weight, and the occurrence of placental infarctions. Birthweight, fetal length, and head circumference were significantly smaller in the group of women who smoked. The incidence of babies born with low birthweights and clinical signs of prematurity, as well as placental infarctions was significantly increased in the same group. Gestational age was not different in smoking and nonsmoking gravidae. No statistical difference was found in the rate of C-sections, in Apgar scores, umbilical arterial pH, the incidence of malformations, perinatal mortality, and placental weight. Social factors were not considered in this study. (author's) (summaries in GER, ENG)

Keywords:

Retrospective Studies
Data Collection
Research Methodology
Tobacco Use and Abuse
Social Behavior
Behavior
Pregnancy
Reproduction
Pregnancy Outcomes
Statistics
Anthropometry
Fetus
Low Birth Weight
Incidence
Embryo
Studies
Measurement
Birth Weight
Body Weight
Physiology
Biology