TITLE:
Pregnancy Outcomes in Smokeless Tobacco Users Cohort Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital
AUTHORS:
Ayalur Gopalakrishnan Radhika, Jagdish Kaur, Tusha Sharma, Basu Dev Banerjee, Gita Radhakrishnan, Neelam Bala Vaid
KEYWORDS:
Pregnancy, Smokeless Tobacco Product, Urine Pregnancy Outcome
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.4 No.7,
May
20,
2014
ABSTRACT: There is a dearth of
literature regarding the pregnancy outcomes in antenatal women using smokeless
tobacco products (STP). Objective: To compare maternal and neonatal pregnancy
outcomes in antenatal women using smokeless tobacco products with those not
using tobacco products. Method:
Pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, Delhi
received brief information about smokeless tobacco products. Antenatal women
using STP and matched controls, 92 in each group (total 184) were recruited for
the study. After obtaining consent, the urinary cotinine level was measured in
both groups at first contact. Antenatal, labour and postpartum events were
recorded in both groups. Urinary cotinine levels were again measured at 6
months in the user group. Results:
Average age of antenatal women under study was 24.8 yrs and 25.21 yrs in user
and non-user groups respectively. More women in the user group were illiterate
(P ? 20.39 μg/ml and 24.37 +/? 20.14 μg/ml respectively (p