Interaction of maternal smoking and gestational diabetes mellitus on newborn head circumference and birthweight.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Maternal smoking during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have opposite effects on fetal growth during pregnancy. The aim of the study was to evaluate the interaction of smoking during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus on head circumference and birthweight of newborns.

Material and methods

The study included all primiparous women with singleton pregnancies (n = 290 602) without previously diagnosed diabetes or hypertension in Finland between 2006 and 2018. The information on gestational diabetes mellitus, newborn birthweight and head circumference, and maternal smoking and backgrounds was derived from the Finnish Medical Birth Register. Linear regression models were used in the analyses.

Results

In total 8.0% of parturients quit

SUBMITTER: Holopainen LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11324935 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature