Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain shams university
10.12816/0038210
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.
K, L., A, H., & W, A. (2017). Impact of Second Hand Smoke Exposure on Birth Weight: A Pilot Cohort Study. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 68(1), 1069-1074. doi: 10.12816/0038210
MLA
Labib K; Hamedy A; Ali W. "Impact of Second Hand Smoke Exposure on Birth Weight: A Pilot Cohort Study", The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 68, 1, 2017, 1069-1074. doi: 10.12816/0038210
HARVARD
K, L., A, H., W, A. (2017). 'Impact of Second Hand Smoke Exposure on Birth Weight: A Pilot Cohort Study', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 68(1), pp. 1069-1074. doi: 10.12816/0038210
VANCOUVER
K, L., A, H., W, A. Impact of Second Hand Smoke Exposure on Birth Weight: A Pilot Cohort Study. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2017; 68(1): 1069-1074. doi: 10.12816/0038210
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