Smoking and Its Consequences in Pregnant Women in Ukraine
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of a number of complications of pregnancy and can have adverse effects on the child. This study provides data from Ukraine that are consistent with the international literature on the effects of smoking d...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/6499114/smoking-consequences-pregnant-women-ukraine http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13740 |
| Summary: | Smoking during pregnancy increases the
risk of a number of complications of pregnancy and can have
adverse effects on the child. This study provides data from
Ukraine that are consistent with the international
literature on the effects of smoking during pregnancy. The
study of nearly 700 women in Ukraine examined the rate of
smoking during pregnancy and factors related to continued
smoking. It documents the outcomes of pregnancy in women who
smoked prior to pregnancy, and who smoked during pregnancy
compared to those who did not. It also looks at pregnancy
outcomes with respect to the baby's father smoking.
Smoking during pregnancy is at low levels in Ukraine (less
than 5 percent of pregnant women), but is associated with
family structure, the baby's father smoking, and the
number of previous abortions. It is also associated with
placental insufficiency, low birth weight, fetus hypotrophy,
and hip joint dysphasia. The father's smoking is
associated with decreased fertility, late toxicosis,
miscarriage threat in third trimester, small baby, and lower
infant functional status. There was no evidence that
information on the dangers of smoking while pregnant
encouraged cessation. |
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