Daily snuff use during pregnancy, gestational length and birth weight; register-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Snuff is a smokeless source of nicotine that is common in Scandinavia and increasingly used by women of fertile age. Persistent use of snuff during pregnancy has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Emerging data from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway distinguishes between occasional use and daily use. We provide preliminary estimates of associations between frequency of snuff and gestational length and birth weight.

Methods

Data on snuff use during pregnancies delivered in 2020 and 2021 were available for the west and central regions of Norway. Associations of snuff use with gestational length and birth weight at term (39-41 weeks) were estimated using quantile regression at the 25th, the 50th and the 75th percentiles, with adjustments for mother's

SUBMITTER: Lie RT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11450978 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature