Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Consumption and Fetal Outcome in Tasmania 1981–82
- 1 February 1985
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 25 (1) , 33-40
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828x.1985.tb00599.x
Abstract
Summary: Analysis of cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption patterns recorded in pregnancy could not detect a harmful effect of alcohol at levels below 2 glasses a day. Total abstainers fared very slightly worse than those who drank occasionally. Smoking was associated with lower birth-weight and a worse fetal outcome independent of socioeconomic status, parity, maternal age or alcohol consumption. There was evidence of an interaction between smoking and adverse social and parity factors in low birth-weight.Keywords
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