Impact of Second hand smoke exposure on birth weight: A pilot cohort study

Abstract

problems that threaten to undermine improvements in maternal and child health, and add to already existing poor pregnancy outcomes in many low- and middle-income countries. Infants born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy can suffer from low birth weight, fetal growth restriction, stillbirth, neonatal death, and sudden infant death syndrome. The purpose of this study is to understand sociocultural factors that characterize tobacco use and cessation during pregnancy. The current study included 200 pregnant women during their 3rd trimester of pregnancy with age between16- 49, with singleton pregnancy; we owned mobile phone for their follow up, they all had no history medical disorders before or during current pregnancy, Women who were believed to be mentally or physically incapable of doing the interview as judged by the interviewer were excluded from the study. The objective of this study was to examine the associations between active and passive smoking during 3rd trimester of pregnancy and changing smoking habits during Summary & Conclusion 108 pregnancy