Record #:

29467

Author(s):

Rosenberg, Daniel C.; Buescher, Paul A.

Abstract:

This study used data from live birth and infant death certificates to measure the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy with infant mortality and low birth weight in North Carolina. Results suggest that smoking during pregnancy is significantly associated with higher rates of a variety of adverse birth outcomes.

Source:

SCHS Studies (NoCar RA 407.4 N8 P48), Vol. Issue 135, Aug 2002, p1-6, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Infants--Mortality; Birth weight, Low; Pregnant women--Tobacco use