Maternal Cigarette-Smoking and Cocaine/Polydrug Use during Pregnancy: Comparable Disruptive Effects on Fetal Autonomic Regulation

Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy and child aggressive behavior.

This study's objective was to examine the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and childhood aggressive behavior in African-American and Puerto Rican children, as well as the relationship between maternal unconventional behavior, low maternal affection, and offspring aggression. Participants consisted of African-American and Puerto Rican children (N = 203; mean age = 8.6, SD = ...

Cigarette smoking during pregnancy is associated with alterations in maternal and fetal thyroid function.

CONTEXT Studies in the general population have shown lower serum TSH levels in smokers as compared with nonsmokers. AIM Our aim was to examine whether smoking is associated with changes in thyroid function of pregnant women and their fetus. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We examined the relationship between smoking and thyroid function (serum TSH, free T4, and free T3) in two independent cohorts of p...

Perinatal outcomes following maternal asthma and cigarette smoking during pregnancy.

Does cigarette smoking in pregnancy explain the increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes that occur with maternal asthma or does it compound the effect? Using population based birth records, a retrospective analysis was conducted of all singleton pregnancies in South Australia over 10 years (1999-2008; n=172 305), examining maternal asthma, cigarette smoking and quantity of smoking to estim...

Cigarette smoking in pregnancy and fetal hyperviscosity.

The effects of maternal alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking during pregnancy on acoustic cry analysis.

During the last trimester of pregnancy, 127 primiparous Irish mothers were interviewed to ascertain their history of alcohol and tobacco use. Confounding effects due to other drugs were not a factor in this sample. Mothers consumed an average of .21 ounces absolute alcohol (AA) per day, with 62% classified as moderate drinkers, 10.6% as heavy drinkers, and 26% as nondrinkers. Neurobehavioral st...