Socio-cultural, obstetric and anthropometric characteristics of newborn children of mothers who smoke in Spain

One in every four women smoke at the beginning of the pregnancy in Spain; of these, 25-50% give up smoking during gestation and most of them smoke again after childbirth. Maternal smoking has harmful effects on babies, such as low birth-weight with its resulting morbidity. The objective of this stud...

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Published in:	Anales de pediatría (Barcelona, Spain : 2003) Vol. 76; no. 1; pp. 4 - 9
Main Authors:	Delgado Peña, Y P, Rodríguez Martínez, G, Samper Villagrasa, M P, Caballero Pérez, V, Cuadrón Andrés, L, Alvarez Sauras, M L, Moreno Aznar, L A, Olivares López, J L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Spain 01-01-2012
Subjects:	Adult Anthropometry Cultural Characteristics Female Humans Infant, Newborn Maternal Behavior Mothers Pregnancy Smoking - epidemiology Socioeconomic Factors Spain Spain
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Summary:	One in every four women smoke at the beginning of the pregnancy in Spain; of these, 25-50% give up smoking during gestation and most of them smoke again after childbirth. Maternal smoking has harmful effects on babies, such as low birth-weight with its resulting morbidity. The objective of this study is to compare the anthropometric and socio-cultural characteristics between newborns from smoking motheŕs and those from non- smoking ones. Smoking habits and the socio-cultural characteristics were assessed from a sample of 1499 pregnant women, as well as their newborn anthropometric variables of their newborn babies during 2009 in the Aragon region of Spain. In the sample of 1499 pregnant women the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy was 19.6%; among the Spanish women, 23% of them smoked during the gestation compared with only 11% in women from other countries. The smoker mothers were younger and they had a lower educational level than the non smoker ones; however, there were no statistical differences between their anthropometric characteristics. Newborns from smoker women in Aragon had a lower weigh at delivery (3155 vs. 3295 grams: p<.001) and a relative risk of low weight at birth for their gestational age of 2.1 (95% CI: 1.35 - 2.97). The length and the rest of newborn anthropometric variables were also affected. The prevalence of smoking during gestation is high in Aragon. The mothers who smoke are younger and have different socio-cultural characteristics compared with non-smoker mothers. Maternal smoking habits have a harmful effect on newborn nutritional status, representing an avoidable risk of low weight at birth.
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ISSN:	1695-9531
DOI:	10.1016/j.anpedi.2011.07.002