The influence of prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke on neonatal body proportions [PDF]
Journal of Women's Health Care, 2012 The objective of this study was to determine neonatal anthropometric indices such as: birth weight, crown-heel length, head and chest circumference and ponderal index , in relation to the maternal smoker status (active and passive smoking). The study
Bokiniec, Renata +4 more
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Prenatal Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Hyperactivity Behavior in Chinese Young Children [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2017 This study aimed to examine the association between prenatal environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and hyperactivity behaviors in young children. A cross-sectional study was undertaken among 21,243 participants from all of the kindergartens in Longhua District of Shenzhen, China.
Xiang-Yu Hou +2 more
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Self-reported prenatal tobacco smoke exposure, AXL gene-body methylation, and childhood asthma phenotypes [PDF]
Clinical Epigenetics, 2018 Background Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, act as one potential mechanism underlying the detrimental effects associated with prenatal tobacco smoke (PTS) exposure. Methylation in a gene called AXL was previously reported to differ in
Lu Gao +11 more
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Genetic and Epigenetic Alterations Associated With Human Prenatal Tobacco and Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Protocol for a Systematic Evidence Map [PDF]
Public Health ReviewsObjectivesThis protocol outlines the development of a systematic evidence map (SEM) on genetic and epigenetic alterations associated with human prenatal tobacco exposure.
Ana Teresa Reis +11 more
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Oxidative Stress-Related Metabolomic Alterations in Pregnancy: Evidence from Exposure to Air Pollution, Metals/Metalloid, and Tobacco Smoke [PDF]
AntioxidantsDevelopmental programming, shaped by environmental and lifestyle stressors during prenatal life, is increasingly recognized as a major contributor to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) later in life.
Alica Pizent
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Examination of DNA Methylation Patterns in Children Born Premature with Prenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure [PDF]
ToxicsPrenatal tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) has been associated with significant alterations in DNA methylation (DNAm), an epigenetic mechanism with potential functional consequences to child development. This pilot study aimed to investigate differential DNAm
Olivia E. Gittens +5 more
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Prenatal Exposure to Tobacco Smoke and Vaping Aerosols: Mechanisms Disrupting White-Matter Formation [PDF]
ToxicsWhite-matter development during fetal life represents one of the most vulnerable processes to environmental disruption, as it relies on the precisely timed proliferation, migration, and differentiation of oligodendrocyte lineage cells.
Sebastián Beltran-Castillo +2 more
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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica ScandinavicaIntroduction The purpose of this systematic review and meta‐analysis is to evaluate the global risk of preterm birth associated with passive smoking. Specifically, the study aims to examine whether passive smoking continues to impact preterm birth rates,
Tong‐tong Fu +4 more
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Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure and risk for cognitive delays in infants born very premature [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPrenatal tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) and prematurity are independent risk factors for abnormal neurodevelopment. The objectives were to compare differences in Bayley-III cognitive, language, and motor scores at 2 years corrected age (CA) in 395 infants ...
E. Melinda Mahabee-Gittens +5 more
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Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure and risk of brain abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging at term in infants born very preterm [PDF]
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, 2023 , Beth M Kline-Fath, Nusrat Harun
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