title: In utero exposure to smoking and newborn neurobehavior: how to assess neonatal withdrawal syndrome?
abstract: Recent studies postulate neurotoxic effects of prenatal tabacco exposure, passive addiction, and neonatal nicotine withdrawal syndrome in newborns in utero exposed to maternal smoking. The neonatal withdrawal syndrome is characterized by irritability, tremors, and sleep disturbances, most typically observed in newborns of heavy smoking mothers.
authors.affiliation: Drug Research and Evaluation Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. pichini@iss.it
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pichini
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Garcia-Algar
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018730:Infant Behavior; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018811:Maternal Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009357:Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009538:Nicotine / Q000009:adverse effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D009538:Nicotine