Maternal smoking and newborn sex, birth weight and breastfeeding: a population-based study

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TİMUR TAŞHAN S., Sahin N. H., Sonmez M. O.

JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, vol.30, no.21, pp.2545-2550, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 30 Issue: 21
• Publication Date: 2017
• Doi Number: 10.1080/14767058.2016.1256986
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.2545-2550
• Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Today, it is acknowledged that smoking during pregnancy and/or the postnatal period has significant risks for a foetus and newborn child. This research examines the relationship between smoking only postnatally, both during pregnancy and postnatally, and the newborn sex, birth weight and breastfeeding.