In utero exposure to smoking and newborn neurobehavior: how to assess neonatal withdrawal syndrome?
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.
Pichini
Simona
S
Drug Research and Evaluation Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. pichini@iss.it
Garcia-Algar
Oscar
O
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*
D009538:Nicotine