Maternal Smoking Influences Health and Development of a Child
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | The influence of passive smoking on human health has been studied for several decades. Currently a wide range of damaging effects due to chronical involuntary exposure of nosmokers to secondhand smoke is commonly accepted. Infants and children are the most vulnerable target population. A specific interest is focused on the antenatal exposure of fetuses. As smoking is associated with many other social, behavioral and habitual factors, the national studies involving different populations are needed for better understanding of the passive smoking and health problem. The Czech cohort of ELSPAC confirms the previously published results: -antenatal exposure to cigarette smoke is associated with fetal growth retardation -maternal smoking during pregnancy and after delivery is associated with shorter period of breast feeding -postnatal exposure to maternal smoking is associated with significantly increased incidence of infants respiratory diseases -the disadvantageous antenatal developmental conditions manifested in the low birthweight are in significant relations to conduct disorders seen at the 3rd and 6th year of age. |
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