title: [Influence of smoking during pregnancy on children's health--overview of epidemiologic studies].
abstract: The association between maternal smoking and retarded maternal condition and birth outcome is well know. Smoking during pregnancy increases risk of spontaneous abortion, placenta previa, abruptio placenta, preterm premature rupture of membranes, stillbirth, preterm delivery and sudden infant death syndrome. The recently conducted studies also indicate that prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke is a risk factor for respiratory infections, asthma, allergy, childhood cancer, and it has neurobehavioral consequences regarding children's health. The risk for most of these conditions has been found to increase with the number of cigarettes smoked. On the other hand women who stopped smoking during pregnancy are at lower risk for most of those pathologies.
authors: Zakład Epidemiologii Srodowiskowej Instytut Medycyny Pracy w Lodzi. kinga@imp.lodz.pl
authors: Kinga
authors: K
authors: Polańska
authors: Wojciech
authors: W
authors: Hanke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007234:Infant, Premature; D018811:Maternal Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution