Abstract

Op. Dr. Fatma Horasan Altıntasoglu*

ABSTRACT

Smoking during pregnancy has many maternal and fetal adverse effects. These are fetal growth restriction, increased risk of miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, premature rupture of membranes, premature birth, stillbirth, placenta previa, placental abruption, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and childhood effects. While the prevalence of smoking is rapidly decreasing in developed countries, total cigarette consumption in the world is increasing rapidly. Smoking addiction should be combated by using media, internet, visual and other educational tools. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effects of smoking during pregnancy on pregnancy and newborn. Smoking status of 188 pregnant women who applied to our clinic between 2008-2018 was questioned. Smoking behaviors of pregnant women were questioned. Diseases during pregnancy, newborn birth weights, and ultrasound follow-up treatment findings during pregnancy were recorded. Permission was obtained from the patients. As a result of the study, it was seen that 89.4% of the pregnant women did not smoke, 6.3% of them smoked 10 or less cigarettes per day, and 4.3% of them smoked 10 or more cigarettes. IUGR in only 4 (2.3%) of 168 non-smoking pregnant women (89.4%), hypertension and fetal IUGR in 3 (25%) of 12 pregnant women who smoked 10 or less, hypertension and fetal IUGR in 5 of 8 pregnant women who smoked 10 or more fetal IUGR (62.5%) and gestational diabetes in 1 (12.5%) were detected.