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Effect of Passive Smoking on Birth-weight

Year: 1986

Type: article

Abstract: 500 consecutive Danish women who had full-term babies were interviewed on the third or fourth day post partum and asked about smoking in all household members. Exposure to smoking by the mother was found to reduce birth-weight, and indirect or passive exposure to smoking by the father had nearly as large (66%) an effect. On average, birth-weight was reduced by 120 g per pack of cigarettes (or cigar/pipe equivalent) smoked per day by the father. This relation remained statistically significant after controlling for mother's age, parity, alcohol and tobacco consumption during pregnancy, illness during pregnancy, and social class and sex of the baby. The effect of passive smoking was greatest in the lower social classes.

Source: The Lancet

DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(86)92132-x

Authors: DavidH Rubin, JohnM Leventhal, PeterA Krasilnikoff, Birgitte Weile, Arne Berget

Institutions: University of Copenhagen, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Gentofte Hospital, Yale University

Language: English

Topic: Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $7,890