scholarly journals Effects of Tobacco Smoking in Pregnancy on Offspring Intelligence at the Age of 5

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanne-Lise Falgreen Eriksen ◽  
Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel ◽  
Theresa Wimberley ◽  
Mette Underbjerg ◽  
Tina Røndrup Kilburn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Environment ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Smoking In Pregnancy ◽  
Maternal Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Significant Decrement ◽  
Residual Confounding ◽  
Paternal Smoking ◽  
In Pregnancy

The aim of the study was to examine the effects of tobacco smoking in pregnancy on children’s IQ at the age of 5. A prospective follow-up study was conducted on 1,782 women, and their offspring were sampled from the Danish National Birth Cohort. At 5 years of age, the children were tested with the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised. Parental education, maternal IQ, maternal alcohol consumption in pregnancy, the sex and age of the child, and tester were considered core confounders, but the full model also controlled for prenatal paternal smoking, maternal age and Bodymass Mass Index, parity, family/home environment, postnatal parental smoking, breast feeding, the child’s health status, and indicators for hearing and vision impairments. Unadjusted analyses showed a statistically significant decrement of 4 points on full-scale IQ (FSIQ) associated with smoking 10+ cigarettes per day compared to nonsmoking. After adjustment for potential confounders, no significant effects of prenatal exposure to tobacco smoking were found. Considering the indisputable teratogenic effects of tobacco smoking, these findings should be interpreted with caution. Still, the results may indicate that previous studies that failed to control for important confounders, particularly maternal intelligence, may be subject to substantial residual confounding.

scholarly journals Exposure to paternal tobacco smoking increased child hospitalization for lower respiratory infections but not for other diseases in Vietnam

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reiko Miyahara ◽  
Kensuke Takahashi ◽  
Nguyen Thi Hien Anh ◽  
Vu Dinh Thiem ◽  
Motoi Suzuki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Population Attributable Fraction ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Paternal Smoking ◽  
Observation Period

Abstract Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is an important modifiable risk factor for child hospitalization, although its contribution is not well documented in countries where ETS due to maternal tobacco smoking is negligible. We conducted a birth cohort study of 1999 neonates between May 2009 and May 2010 in Nha Trang, Vietnam, to evaluate paternal tobacco smoking as a risk factor for infectious and non-infectious diseases. Hospitalizations during a 24-month observation period were identified using hospital records. The effect of paternal exposure during pregnancy and infancy on infectious disease incidence was evaluated using Poisson regression models. In total, 35.6% of 1624 children who attended follow-up visits required at least one hospitalization by 2 years of age, and the most common reason for hospitalization was lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). Paternal tobacco smoking independently increased the risk of LRTI 1.76-fold (95% CI: 1.24–2.51) after adjusting for possible confounders but was not associated with any other cause of hospitalization. The population attributable fraction indicated that effective interventions to prevent paternal smoking in the presence of children would reduce LRTI-related hospitalizations by 14.8% in this epidemiological setting.

scholarly journals “Nobody smokes in the house if there's a new baby in it”: Aboriginal perspectives on tobacco smoking in pregnancy and in the household in regional NSW Australia

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian S. Gould ◽  
Joanne Munn ◽  
Sandra Avuri ◽  
Susan Hoff ◽  
Yvonne Cadet-James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Smoking In Pregnancy ◽  
In Pregnancy

Tobacco Smoking in Pregnancy

2020 ◽  
pp. 177-183
Author(s):  
Catherine Chamberlain ◽  
Tim Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Smoking In Pregnancy ◽  
In Pregnancy

Maternal smoking in pregnancy is associated with cholesterol development in the offspring: A 27-years follow-up study

2008 ◽  
Vol 196 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent W.V. Jaddoe ◽  
Maria A.J. de Ridder ◽  
Annette P.M. van den Elzen ◽  
Albert Hofman ◽  
Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Smoking ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Smoking In Pregnancy ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals Maternal tobacco smoking in pregnancy and children’s socio-emotional development at age 5: The EDEN mother-child birth cohort study

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 562-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Melchior ◽  
R. Hersi ◽  
J. van der Waerden ◽  
B. Larroque ◽  
M.-J. Saurel-Cubizolles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Emotional Development ◽  
Maternal Smoking ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Smoking In Pregnancy ◽  
Maternal Tobacco Use ◽  
Study Center ◽  
In Pregnancy

AbstractBackgroundThere is debate as to whether maternal tobacco use in pregnancy is related to offspring behaviour later on. We tested this association examining multiple aspects of children's behaviour at age 5 and accounting for parental smoking outside of pregnancy, as well as child and family characteristics.MethodsData come from a prospective community based birth cohort study (EDEN; n = 1113 families in France followed since pregnancy in 2003–2005 until the child's 5th birthday). Maternal tobacco use in pregnancy was self-reported. Children's socio-emotional development (emotional symptoms, conduct problems, symptoms of hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems, prosocial behaviour) was assessed by mothers using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at age 5 years. Logistic regression analyses controlled for Inverse Probability Weights (IPW) of maternal tobacco use calculated based on study center, children's characteristics (sex, premature birth, low birth weight, breastfeeding), maternal characteristics (age at the child's birth, psychological difficulties and alcohol use in pregnancy, post-pregnancy depression, and smoking), paternal smoking in and post-pregnancy, parental educational attainment, family income, parental separation, and maternal negative life events.ResultsMaternal smoking in pregnancy only predicted children's high symptoms of hyperactivity/inattention (sex and study center-adjusted ORs: maternal smoking in the 1st trimester: 1.95, 95%CI: 1.13–3.38; maternal smoking throughout pregnancy: OR = 2.11, 95%CI: 1.36–3.27). In IPW-controlled regression models, only children of mothers who smoked throughout pregnancy had significantly elevated levels of hyperactivity/inattention (OR = 2.20, 95%CI: 1.21–4.00).ConclusionsMaternal tobacco smoking in pregnancy may contribute directly or through epigenetic mechanisms to children's symptoms of hyperactivity/inattention.

Smoking in pregnancy: A follow-up study of women unwilling to quit

1993 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annelill Valbø ◽  
Per Schioldborg
Keyword(s):  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Smoking In Pregnancy ◽  
In Pregnancy

Ischemic Complications of Pregnancy: Who is at Risk?

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Sara C Martinez ◽  
◽  
Sharonne N Hayes ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Artery Dissection ◽  
Cardiac Events ◽  
Coronary Artery Dissection ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Ischemic Complications ◽  
Substantial Risk ◽  
History Of ◽  
Invasive Management ◽  
In Pregnancy

The physiologic demands of pregnancy may either trigger or uncover ischemic heart disease (IHD) via largely unknown mechanisms, leading to an increased mortality compared with nonpregnant individuals. Risk factors for IHD in pregnancy are age, smoking, multiparity, and prior cardiac events. A multidisciplinary team at a referral center is key to coordinating medical or invasive management and inpatient observation. Etiologies may be revealed by experienced angiographers, and are predominantly spontaneous coronary artery dissection, followed by atherosclerotic disease and thrombus, while a significant percentage of women are found to have normal coronary arteries by angiogram. The management of these conditions is varied and, in general, conservative management is preferred with adequate coronary flow and stable hemodynamics. A woman with a history of IHD in pregnancy is at a substantial risk for further complications in future pregnancies and beyond; therefore, aggressive risk factor-reduction strategies and regular cardiology follow-up are imperative to decrease adverse events.

Neurological manifestation in severe hypothyroidism in pregnancy

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. e238069
Author(s):  
Aparna Sharma ◽  
Nilofar Noor ◽  
Vatsla Dadhwal
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Neuropathy ◽  
Facial Palsy ◽  
Caesarean Delivery ◽  
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Neurological Manifestations ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
Pituitary Hyperplasia ◽  
Very High ◽  
In Pregnancy

Neurological manifestations of hypothyroidism include peripheral neuropathy and pituitary hyperplasia. However, these associations are rarely encountered during pregnancy. We report a case of a known hypothyroid with very high thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) values (512 μIU/mL) in the second trimester. At 24 weeks she developed facial palsy and pituitary hyperplasia which responded to a combination of steroids and thyroxine. She had caesarean delivery at 35 weeks and 3 days gestation in view of pre-eclampsia with severe features and was discharged on oral antihypertensives and thyroxine. On follow-up at 5 months, TSH normalised and pituitary hyperplasia showed a greater than 50% reduction in size. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of facial palsy and pituitary hyperplasia associated with hypothyroidism during pregnancy.

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