scholarly journals Malaria and its burden among pregnant women in parts of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chukwuocha Uchechukwu Madukaku ◽  
Dozie Ikechukwu Nosike ◽  
Chukwuocha Adanna Nneoma
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Delta Area

In Utero Exposure to Black Bull Chewing Tobacco and Neonatal Nicotine Withdrawal: A Review of the Literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon R. Liska
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Neonatal Exposure ◽  
In Utero Exposure ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Chewing Tobacco ◽  
Delta Area ◽  
The Past ◽  
Maternal Tobacco Use ◽  
Subsequent Withdrawal

Among the indigenous people of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta area of Alaska, a homemade moist chewing tobacco known as Black Bull or “iq’mik” is widely used. Intake of various tobacco products is reported to be more than 80 percent in pregnant women throughout this area, with up to 60 percent of the pregnant women admitting to regular use of Black Bull. High levels of nicotine, cotinine, heavy metals, and other chemicals are known to pass to the fetus. Neonatal exposure to maternal tobacco use has been studied for the past three decades and has been shown to cause neonatal passive addiction and subsequent withdrawal symptoms. The intensified exposure and withdrawal experienced by infants passively subjected to Black Bull warrant further study.

scholarly journals Surveying infections among pregnant women in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 203 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZA Jeremiah ◽  
FI Buseri ◽  
E Seiyaboh
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Niger Delta
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