Is maternal smoking harmful to the physical growth of offspring at early childhood

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ID3022858
AuthorsM Kaczmarek (0000-0002-1425-682X, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, corresponding author), Dorota Młyńska (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań)
Year1999
Volume62
Pages17-24
Publication date1999-12-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1898-6773 • E-ISSN: 2083-4594
PublisherUniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18778/1898-6773.62.02
OpenAlexW2116472470
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited27

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

Biology · Birth records · Birth weight · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Lactation · Low birth weight · Obstetrics · Offspring · Pregnancy · Weaning · Birth, Development, and Health · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Pediatrics

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