Impact of Second Hand Smoke Exposure on Birth Weight: A Pilot Cohort Study | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
| Article 30, Volume 68, Issue 1, July 2017, Page 1069-1074 PDF (307.19 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.12816/0038210 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Labib K; Hamedy A; Ali W | ||||
| Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain shams university | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Objective: to examine the associations of passive smoking during 3rd trimester of pregnancy and birth outcomes. Design: prospective (cohort) study. Setting: this study was conducted at Ain Shams University maternity hospital between period June 2015 and May 2016. Study subjects: A total of 200 women during their 3rd trimester of pregnancy were included in the study with verbal consent from each woman Measures: through written (self-administered questionnaire) and exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) test Results: Current SHS was significantly associated with lower gestational age at delivery, lower birth weight, lower 1-min Apgar score and higher rates of SGA neonates. Conclusion: the current study showed a significant association between SHS in pregnant women and increased rates of preterm delivery, low birth weight and SGA neonates. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| second hand smoke exposure; pregnant women in 3rd trimester of pregnancy; birth outcomes | ||||
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