Newborn metabolomic perturbations associated with prenatal tobacco smoke exposure and early birth [PDF]
Background Exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy is an established risk factor for early birth including early term birth (ETB) and preterm birth (PTB). However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are minimally understood.
Paula-Dene C. Nesbeth +15 more
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A prospective cohort study of biomarkers of prenatal tobacco smoke exposure: the correlation between serum and meconium and their association with infant birth weight [PDF]
Background The evaluation of infant meconium as a cumulative matrix of prenatal toxicant exposure requires comparison to established biomarkers of prenatal exposure.
Braun Joe M +9 more
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Household Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Asthmatic Children in Algeria: A Multicenter Study [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Passive and active tobacco smoke exposure can worsen asthma outcomes in children, yet data on its prevalence in Algeria are limited. To assess the prevalence and characteristics of tobacco smoke exposure, including prenatal and adolescent ...
Redouene Sid Ahmed Benazzouz +4 more
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Child Behavioral Scores Correlate With Prenatal Tobacco and Marijuana Exposure, Sociodemographic Variables and Interactions of Default Mode and Dorsal Attention Networks [PDF]
Introduction Prenatal substance exposure is an increasing problem that has been linked to multiple neurodevelopmental impairments and alterations to brain functional connectivity.
Ramana V. Vishnubhotla +2 more
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Prenatal tobacco exposure: Developmental outcomes in the neonatal period.
Smoking during pregnancy is a persistent public health problem that has been linked to later adverse outcomes. The neonatal period--the first month of life--carries substantial developmental change in regulatory skills and is the period when tobacco metabolites are cleared physiologically.
Espy, Kimberly Andrews +5 more
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Background This study aimed to explore the association between household tobacco exposure and recent respiratory symptoms and medical service utilisations in Hong Kong young children.
Siyu Dai, Kate, Ching Ching Chan
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Prenatal tobacco exposure and cotinine in newborn dried blood spots. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking by pregnant women is a major public health hazard with both short- and long-term effects on offspring. This study describes the presence and level of the nicotine metabolite cotinine in newborn dried blood spots (DBS) and compares it with the reported maternal smoking recorded on state ...
Spector LG +4 more
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Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure is associated with childhood DNA CpG methylation.
BackgroundSmoking while pregnant is associated with a myriad of negative health outcomes in the child. Some of the detrimental effects may be due to epigenetic modifications, although few studies have investigated this hypothesis in detail.ObjectivesTo ...
Carrie V Breton +19 more
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INTRODUCTION: Prenatal tobacco exposure interferes with neonatal outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To determine the neonatal neurobehavioral effects of in utero tobacco exposure.
Marina C. M. Barros +4 more
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We examined associations between prenatal tobacco exposure (with and without cannabis exposure) and children's performance on laboratory measures of sustained attention, attentional set shifting, and working memory in middle childhood (9-12 years of child age). Participants were recruited in the first trimester of pregnancy and oversampled for prenatal
Shannon Shisler +2 more
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