Open AccessMaternal Cigarette-Smoking During Pregnancy Disrupts Rhythms in Fetal Heart Rate
Author(s) -
Philip Sanford Zeskind,
Jeannine L. Gingras
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of pediatric psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1465-735X
pISSN - 0146-8693
DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsj031
Subject(s) - fetus , pregnancy , rhythm , heart rate variability , gestation , medicine , autonomic nervous system , heart rate , physiology , endocrinology , biology , blood pressure , genetics
To examine the effects of maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy on the developing infant's autonomic regulation before the possible effects of parturition and neonatal withdrawal could alter outcome measures.
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