title: Association of maternal smoking during pregnancy and infant neurobehavioral status.
abstract: The association of maternal smoking during pregnancy with neurobehavioral status was examined in 344 Japanese infants. Based on a questionnaire, their mothers were classified into three groups, Nonsmokers, Exsmokers, and Smokers. The Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale was administered three days after birth. Among the three groups, on the seven clusters and their 28 behavioral subscales there were no significant differences. The infants of Smokers had lower scores than those of Exsmokers and Nonsmokers on two behavioral items, general tone and peak of excitement. General tone remained significant after adjustment for covariates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine 2-1, Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan. keita@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Keita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Kunihiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Chieko
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Satoh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009129:Muscle Tonus / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires