The Effect of Maternal Smoking on Neonatal Leucocytes
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 19 (3) , 166-168
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828x.1979.tb02746.x
Abstract
Results are presented showing an association of maternal smoking during pregnancy with a reduction in the numbers of circulating neutrophils in their infants. It is postulated that such infants may be more susceptible to infection.Keywords
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