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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Maternal smoking during pregnancy"”.
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Maternal smoking during pregnancy - Long-term health effects in the offspring
Globally, around 10 % of women smoke during pregnancy today. It is known that pregnancy smoking increases the risk of adverse short-term health effects in the offspring, such as preterm birth, low birthweight and spontaneous abortion. Less is known about whether any adverse health effects persist …
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Nicotine Alters Gene Regulatory Networks in Dopaminergic Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area
Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with developmental, cognitive, and behavioral disorders, including a predisposition to drug abuse later in life. Studies have shown that nicotine, the primary addictive and psychoactive component of tobacco, modulates gene expression in many brain …
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Xenobiotic Metabolism Genes and Clubfoot
… and genetic factors playing an etiologic role. Maternal smoking during pregnancy is the only common environmental factor that has consistently been shown to increase the risk for clubfoot. Moreover, a positive family history of clubfoot and maternal smoking increases the risk of clubfoot twenty …
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The characteristics of obesity and being overweight in children living in two Saskatchewan communities
… 9. After adjusting for age, sex and community, maternal smoking during pregnancy and current gastrointestinal symptoms of nausea and/or diarrhea were associated with overweight and obesity. Lower physical activity in free time was associated with being overweight as a child. Children who were …
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How do early environment, diet and physical activity interact to determine bone development in young children?
Aims: To examine the interaction of maternal factors (body composition, physical activity, diet and cigarette consumption) with childhood factors (body composition, diet & physical activity) in the determination of bone mineral accrual by aged 6 years, assessed by a) bone densitometry b) hip …
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Couple dynamics and maternal smoking cessation during pregnancy: A qualitative examination of nulliparous women and their partners
Background: Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with an array of adverse health outcomes, for women and their children (Gluckman, Hanson, Cooper, and Thornburg, 2008; Green et al, 2005; Hammoud et al, 2005; Kramer, 1987; Salihu and Wilson, 2007; US Department of Health and Human …
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Epidemiological studies of sociodemographic factors, early life factors, health, and medical care consumption among small children
… high proportion of vaccinated children. However, during the past twenty years the prevalence of overweight children has doubled in Sweden, while that of obese children has increased 4-5 times. Furthermore, there has been an increase in self-reported problems such as anxiety and sleeping …
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Molecular basis of gene-environment interactions in the pathogenesis of asthma and COPD
… in childhood and COPD in later life are unclear. Maternal smoking during pregnancy and low birth weight is associated with increased risk of asthma, poor lung function in adults and COPD in old age. Exposure to oxidative stress and poor nutrition in utero is thought to cause damage to the lung and …