Open AccessSecondhand smoke exposure during pregnancy and its effect on birth outcomes: Evidence from a retrospective cohort study in a tertiary care hospital in Bengaluru
Author(s) -
Priya Mary Prince,
Marciya Umman,
Farah Naaz Fathima,
Avita Rose Johnson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_464_20
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , birth weight , obstetrics , low birth weight , relative risk , retrospective cohort study , apgar score , anthropometry , gestational age , confounding , cohort study , confidence interval , pediatrics , genetics , biology
The effect of maternal smoking on birth outcomes is well-established, but the effect of maternal secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure is less clear, especially among Indian women.