Smoking in Pregnancy, Exhaled Carbon Monoxide, and Birth Weight
作者:
ROGER SECKER-WALKER,
PAMELA VACEK,
BRIAN FLYNN,
PHILIP MEAD,
期刊:
Obstetrics & Gynecology
(OVID Available online 1997)
卷期:
Volume 89,
issue 5, Part 1
页码: 648-653
ISSN:0029-7844
年代: 1997
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
ObjectiveTo examine the relation of cigarette consumption and exhaled carbon monoxide levels during pregnancy and to assess the effect of these smoking measures on birth weight.MethodsCigarette consumption and exhaled carbon monoxide levels were recorded at the first prenatal visit and the 36-week visit from women who smoked early in pregnancy. Analysis of variance was used to compare birth weights for differing levels of cigarette consumption and exhaled carbon monoxide. Correlation and regression analyses were used to estimate the effects of the smoking measures at both prenatal visits on birth weight.ResultsCigarette consumption and exhaled carbon monoxide levels at both visits were associated significantly with birth weight. After the first prenatal visit, a reduction in cigarette consumption of at least nine cigarettes per day or in exhaled carbon monoxide of 8 parts per million (ppm) was associated with gains in birth weight of 100 g or more. The proportion of low birth weight (LBW) infants increased significantly with increasing levels of cigarette consumption and with increasing concentrations of exhaled carbon monoxide.ConclusionSubstantial reductions in cigarette consumption or in exhaled carbon monoxide levels after the first prenatal visit are needed to achieve gains in birth weight. Not smoking, or having an exhaled carbon monoxide level less than 5 ppm minimizes the likelihood of having an LBW infant.
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