Smoking in pregnancy: the influence on percentile birth weight, mean birth weight, placental weight, menstrual age, perinatal mortality and maternal diastolic blood pressure
van der Velde, W.J.; Treffers, P.E.
Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation 19(2): 57-63
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0378-7346 PMID: 3988146 DOI: 10.1159/000299009
Accession: 006428876
Smoking habits of 597 pregnant women were investigated; 48.6% of the women smoked during pregnancy. Percentile birth weight proved to be decreased compared with the Amsterdam [The Netherlands] birth weight charts. This decrease could be attributed largely to smoking in pregnancy. Mean birth weight was significantly lower in smokers than in nonsmokers (230 g; P < 0.01). Placental weight and menstrual age were not affected by smoking during pregnancy. A statistically significant higher incidence of hypertension in pregnancy in the nonsmokers group compared with the smokers group (P < 0.05) was established.