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THIOCYANATE AND SMOKING IN PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Andrews Joan
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1973.tb11223.x
Subject(s) - thiocyanate , pregnancy , cyanide , obstetrics , incidence (geometry) , medicine , etiology , cord blood , chemistry , biology , inorganic chemistry , genetics , physics , optics
Summary Thiocyanate was measured in maternal and cord blood at the time of delivery. The amount of thiocyanate present was significantly greater if the mother smoked during pregnancy. It is suggested that the cyanide and thiocyanate present in tobacco are of importance in the aetiology of the increased incidence of light‐for‐dates babies and the decrease in hypertension in pregnancy associated with maternal smoking.