Open AccessIs maternal smoking harmful to the physical growth of offspring at early childhood?
Author(s) -
Maria Kaczmarek,
Dorota Młyńska
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
anthropological review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2083-4594
pISSN - 1898-6773
DOI - 10.18778/1898-6773.62.02
Subject(s) - offspring , medicine , birth weight , pregnancy , weaning , pediatrics , birth records , early childhood , lactation , low birth weight , demography , obstetrics , developmental psychology , psychology , biology , genetics , sociology , endocrinology
The effect of maternal smoking on birth weight of their babies, the effects of smoking during lactation and in the post-weaning period on growth in height and weight of children up to the age of 7 years were investigated. The sample consisted of 1511 children (778 boys and 733 girls) examined at two follow-up studies in May and December 1997. Retrospective data on birth-weight, height and weight up to the present investigation were available from the child’s health record book. The results of the investigation revealed more frequent occurrence of lower birth-weight among children born to mothers smoking during pregnancy than among those born to non-smokers. Similar results were also gained for children in the pre-school period.