Smokeless Tobacco Exposure and Fetal Iron Status: An Analytical Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare the cord serum ferritin and fetal iron status in newborns with and without maternal occupational smokeless tobacco exposure and determine the influencing factors.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included mother-infant dyads with occupational tobacco exposure (exposed) and an unexposed group. Umbilical cord serum ferritin was compared in both groups. Fetal nicotine absorption was established by cord cotinine.

Results

A total of 140 newborns each were analyzed in each group. There was no significant mean difference (MD) (P = 0.900) between the cord serum ferritin in the tobacco exposed and unexposed group. Fetal nicotine absorption was seen in 43.6% of the exposed group. Cord serum ferritin was 14.1 μg/L (95% confidence interval [(95% CI:

SUBMITTER: Rao SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8971859 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature