Heated tobacco product use and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and low birth weight: analysis of a cross-sectional, web-based survey in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Knowledge on the impact of heated tobacco product (HTP) use in pregnant women with associated maternal and neonatal risks for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and low birth weight (LBW) is limited. We aimed to assess the status of HTP use among pregnant women in Japan and explore the association of HTP use with HDP and LBW.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Data from the Japan 'COVID-19 and Society' Internet Survey study, a web-based nationwide survey.

Participants

We investigated 558 postdelivery and 365 currently pregnant women in October 2020.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Information on HDP and LBW was collected from the postdelivery women's Maternal and Child Health Handbooks (maternal and newborn records). We estima

SUBMITTER: Zaitsu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8458368 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature