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15980791

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-6-27
pubmed:abstractText
In utero tobacco consumption is a serious public health problem in France; it is very frequent and the long term consequences are not only numerous but also misinterpreted by our population. 25 to 29% of women arrive at the end of their pregnancy without stopping smoking and 50% of non smoking mothers live in an environment polluted by tobacco during pregnancy. The authors would like to stress the gravity of this situation. At the maternity hospital in Nîmes, 358 women who gave birth at term and after a normal pregnancy were enrolled in a survey and monitored with thiocyanate for their tobacco consumption. Birth weight, height, and cranial perimeter of the infants were noted at birth. Results confirmed earlier work on this subject: the three variables studied were consistently weakened by the mother's addiction to tobacco. The authors recall previous medical literature on the pathophysiology and other consequences on the brain: such as I.Q. behavior, sudden infant death syndrome, vascular alterations with possible long-term complications, as well as pulmonary alterations on which there has recently been much research. The question is raised as to why this problem is so neglected in our society and what could be done to change this state of affairs.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0368-2315
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34 Spec No 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3S215-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
[Neonatal consequences of maternal smoking during pregnancy].
pubmed:affiliation
Ligue Contre le Cancer du Gard, 8, rue Suger, BP 145, 30011 Nîmes Cedex 4.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review