Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Maria K. Kornacka
Poland
Research Article
The Influence of Prenatal Exposure to Tobacco Smoke on Neonatal Body
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Author(s): Marzenna Król, Ewa Florek, Wojciech Piekoszewski, Renata Bokiniec and Maria K. Kornacka
Marzenna Król, Ewa Florek, Wojciech Piekoszewski, Renata Bokiniec and Maria K. Kornacka
The objective of this study was to determine neonatal anthropometric indices such as: birth weight, crown-heel length, head and chest circumference and ponderal index, in relation to the maternal smoker status (active and passive smoking). The study included 147 neonates born in 2003-2004 at the Princess Anna Mazowiecka University Hospital in Warsaw admitted to the Neonatal and Intensive Care Department of Warsaw Medical University. Neonates were assigned to one of three groups: babies of mothers who were active smokers, passive smokers and non-smokers based on a questionnaire concerning exposure to tobacco smoke and on the concentration of cotinine in maternal urine. The babies of mothers who were active smokers were born with lower birth weight (p=0.033), lower crown-heel length (p=0.026), lower head circumference (p=0.002) and lower chest circumference (p=0.021) significantly more .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000117