Smoking in pregnancy--effects on birth weight and on cyanide and thiocyanate levels in mother and baby.
A total of 45 expectant mothers (20 smokers and 25 non-smokers) and their babies was studied and, after 14 smokers and 14 non-smokers had been closely matched for age, height, parity and social class, significant differences were observed between smokers and non-smokers in the birth weights of the babies and in cyanide and thiocyanate levels in maternal blood and urine.
D001724:Birth Weight; D003486:Cyanides / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D012907:Smoking; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine
D003486:Cyanides; D013861:Thiocyanates