Exhaled carbon monoxide and urinary cotinine as measures of smoking in pregnancy

Article Abstract:

The connections between self-reported cigarette usage, exhaled carbon monoxide and urinary cotinine/creatinine ratio in pregnant women were studied. Data on these measures of smoking were gathered at first and 36th week prenatal visits. Correlations with change in cigarette usage between the two visits were .37 for change in carbon monoxide and .33 for change in urinary cotinine/creatinine ratio. Urinary cotinine/creatinine ratio had slightly higher overall agreement with self-reported smoking status and was less likely to misclassify smokers than carbon monoxide.

Smokers, Cotinine, Tobacco habit

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Relationships between cigarette smoking during pregnancy, gestational age, maternal weight gain, and infant birthweight

Article Abstract:

This article examines how maternal smoking impacts infant birth weight, focusing on cigarette consumption, exhalation levels of carbon monoxide, and urinary cotinine in pregnant women. Topics include how cigarettes restrict fetal growth.

Birth weight, Smoking and women, Women smokers, Birth size

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A randomised-controlled pilot study using nicotine patches with pregnant women

Article Abstract:

Effectiveness of offering free nicotine patches to pregnant women to help them abstain from smoking during pregnancy is examined.

Science & research, Usage, Control, Smoking in pregnancy, Feasibility studies, Nicotine patches

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