Reducing harm from tobacco smoke exposure during pregnancy

Coleman, Tim

doi:10.1002/bdrc.20115

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“…[23] The intervention to reduce the harmful effects of ETS on pregnant women can be done through a two-level approach: Avoidance of exposure to ETS and elimination of tobacco smoking during pregnancy on one hand and an improved level of awareness of the community, the aim of which is to decrease the prevalence of fathers who smoke on the other. [29] By being educated about the harmful effects of exposure to ETS, the pregnant woman can move away from smokers (especially at home) or ask them to stop and reduce her exposure and thus minimize the potential harm to her fetus.…”

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Awareness of an obstetric population about environmental tobacco smoking

Al‐Shaikh¹,

Alzeidan²,

Mandil

et al. 2014

J Fam Community Med

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Background and Objectives:The reported rate of women's smoking is typically low. However, many pregnant women are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), which could affect their own health and the health of their growing fetus. The aim of this study was to estimate the magnitude of the problem of exposure to ETS and assess the awareness of postpartum women to ETS and its possible effects.Designs and Settings:This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 1182 postpartum women at a university hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between 1st January and 30th June, 2012.Materials and Methods:A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Factors associated with the level of understanding of the possible effects of ETS exposure were analyzed.Results:The majority of the participating women knew that exposure to ETS had adverse effects on maternal and fetal health (>80%), but their knowledge of the specific effects on fetal health was limited. The level of mothers’ education was found to be associated with better knowledge of effects on mother and fetal health (P < 0.01).Conclusion:This study revealed that pregnant women in our sample had limited knowledge of the specific effects of ETS on fetal health. This shortcoming in knowledge needs to be addressed by improving health.

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Awareness of an obstetric population about environmental tobacco smoking

Al‐Shaikh¹,

Alzeidan²,

Mandil

et al. 2014

J Fam Community Med

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“…A recent study (Morales-Suarez-Varela et al, 2006) of the Danish National Birth Cohort found a slight increased risk of malformations in nonsmokers using NRT, while finding no similar increase among offspring of active smokers. Health care providers and others concerned with reducing potential harm to the fetus by improving rates of cessation have argued that, while quitting without NRT during pregnancy is clearly best, NRT in pregnancy may be a valid way to reduce harm compared to continued maternal smoking (Jimenez- Ruiz, 2006;Coleman, 2008). A protocol for a doubleblind, placebo-randomized trial of NRT in pregnancy has recently been published , and the results of this study should shed light on the efficacy and safety of NRT use in pregnancy.…”

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confidence: 99%

Tobacco and pregnancy: Overview of exposures and effects

Rogers

2008

Birth Defects Research Pt C

171

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This opening article will review the epidemiology of the effects of cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco exposure on human development. Sources of exposure described include cigarettes and other forms of smoked tobacco, secondhand (environmental) tobacco smoke, several forms of smokeless tobacco, and nicotine from nicotine replacement therapy. Exposure is immense and worldwide, most of it due to smoking, but in some parts of the world and in some populations, smoking is exceeded by smokeless tobacco use. Nicotine and carbon monoxide exposure are of large concern, but cigarette smoke contains over 4000 chemical constituents and additives including known carcinogens, toxic heavy metals, and many chemicals untested for developmental toxicity. The impact of tobacco on human development will be reviewed. Fertility, conception, survival of the conceptus, most phases and aspects of development studied to date, as well as postnatal survival and health are adversely impacted by maternal tobacco use or exposure. Effects in surviving offspring are probably life-long, and are still being elucidated. It is hoped that this review and those to follow in this issue will serve to keep a focus on the critical and continuing problem of tobacco use impacting human development.

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“…In addition, nicotine replacement therapies (ie, lozenges, patches, gum, etc.) are prescribed more and more to reduce fetal exposure to the additional compounds found in cigarette smoke (Coleman, 2008). However, nicotine alone, based on animal studies, is highly toxic in and of itself, and these devices should not be considered 'safe' for pregnant women to use, although the risks are significantly less compared with cigarette smoking alone (for review, see Bruin et al (2010)).…”

Section: Tobacco/nicotinementioning

confidence: 99%

Developmental Consequences of Fetal Exposure to Drugs: What We Know and What We Still Must Learn

Ross

Graham

Money

et al. 2014

Neuropsychopharmacol

340

241

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Most drugs of abuse easily cross the placenta and can affect fetal brain development. In utero exposures to drugs thus can have long-lasting implications for brain structure and function. These effects on the developing nervous system, before homeostatic regulatory mechanisms are properly calibrated, often differ from their effects on mature systems. In this review, we describe current knowledge on how alcohol, nicotine, cocaine, amphetamine, Ecstasy, and opiates (among other drugs) produce alterations in neurodevelopmental trajectory. We focus both on animal models and available clinical and imaging data from cross-sectional and longitudinal human studies. Early studies of fetal exposures focused on classic teratological methods that are insufficient for revealing more subtle effects that are nevertheless very behaviorally relevant. Modern mechanistic approaches have informed us greatly as to how to potentially ameliorate the induced deficits in brain formation and function, but conclude that better delineation of sensitive periods, dose-response relationships, and long-term longitudinal studies assessing future risk of offspring to exhibit learning disabilities, mental health disorders, and limited neural adaptations are crucial to limit the societal impact of these exposures.

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Reducing harm from tobacco smoke exposure during pregnancy

Cited by 26 publications

References 35 publications

Awareness of an obstetric population about environmental tobacco smoking

Awareness of an obstetric population about environmental tobacco smoking

Tobacco and pregnancy: Overview of exposures and effects

Developmental Consequences of Fetal Exposure to Drugs: What We Know and What We Still Must Learn

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