title: Smoking in pregnancy. Effects on the birth weight and on thiocyanate concentration in mother and baby.
abstract: The connection between maternal smoking during pregnancy and a lower birth weight in the baby is confirmed. The maternal blood thiocyanate level, as measured post partum, was found to be higher in smokers than in non-smokers. A significant negative correlation was found between the maternal thiocyanate level and the birth weight. A significant association was found between the thiocyanate levels in maternal and umbilical cord blood. A similar correlation was found between the umbilical cord blood and the amniotic fluid thiocyanate concentrations.
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000032:analysis; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D012907:Smoking; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D013861:Thiocyanates