Association between active tobacco use during pregnancy and infant respiratory health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate what is known about active tobacco use during pregnancy and the association with infant respiratory health.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Data sources

MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, CINAHL, and Maternity and Infant Care were searched thoroughly until June 2020.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

We included case-control and cohort studies estimating the association between active tobacco use during pregnancy and infant respiratory health (wheezing and apnoea) and lung function parameters in the first 12 months of life.

Data extraction and synthesis

Extraction and risk of bias assessment were conducted by two independent reviewer

SUBMITTER: De Queiroz Andrade E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7528360 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature