Relationship between birth weight and domestic maternal passive smoking exposure
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This study aimed to assess the relationship between birth weight and maternal exposure to passive smoking during pregnancy, and to investigate some other determinants of birth weight. A retrospective cohort study in Baghdad, Iraq was conducted during February to August 2004 on a random sample of 300 non-smoker housewife mothers, interviewed 24 hours after delivery: 150 were not exposed to passive smoking at home and 150 were exposed. The mean birth weight of exposed newborns was significantly lower than non-exposed newborns. In exposed newborns, a significant inverse'ifel^b^||pf was noticed between birth weight and the number of cigarettes smoked by household members [r = -0.27]. Multiple regression analysis showed that after controlling for all the variables studied, birth weight had a significant inverse correlation with the maternal exposure to passive smoking and a positive correlation with adequate antenatal careZitat
Wadi, M.A.A. & Al Sharbatti, S.S. (2011). Relationship between birth weight and domestic maternal passive smoking exposure. EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 17 (4), 290-296, 2011 https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/118119