The Influence of Cigarette Smoking on Antenatal Growth, Birth Size, and the Insulin-Like Growth Factor Axis
Author(s) -
P J Pringle,
Michael Geary,
Charles H. Rodeck,
John Kingdom,
S. KayembaKay’s,
Peter C. Hindmarsh
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2004-1674
Subject(s) - medicine , umbilical artery , fetus , obstetrics , pregnancy , umbilical cord , birth weight , odds ratio , risk factor , anthropometry , placenta , endocrinology , gestation , gestational age , biology , anatomy , genetics
Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with a reduction in birth size. Very few studies have collated changes in fetal biometry, neonatal anthropometry, biochemical factors involved in fetal growth, and measures of uterine and umbilical blood flow.
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