Maternal tobacco exposure and health-related quality of life during pregnancy: a national-based study of pregnant women in China

• Published in: Health and quality of life outcomes Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 152 - 9
• Main Authors: Sun, Weiwei, Huang, Xinyu, Wu, Huailiang, Zhang, Casper J. P., Yin, Zongzhi, Fan, Qianqian, Wang, Huiyun, Jayavanth, Pallavi, Akinwunmi, Babatunde, Wu, Yanxin, Wang, Zilian, Ming, Wai-kit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 20.05.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; China; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Demographics; Demography; Exposure; Female; First-hand smoke; Gestational age; Health aspects; Health-related quality of life; Humans; Husbands; Maternal Exposure - adverse effects; Maternal Exposure - statistics & numerical data; Passive smoking; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - chemically induced; Pregnant Women - psychology; Quality assessment; Quality of life; Quality of Life - psychology; Questionnaires; Second-hand smoke; Smoke; Smoking; Smoking in pregnancy; Surveys and Questionnaires; Third-hand smoke; Tobacco; Tobacco Products; Tobacco Smoke Pollution - adverse effects; Tobacco Smoke Pollution - statistics & numerical data; Variables; Variance analysis; Womens health; Young Adult; China; Pregnancy; First-hand smoke; Health-related quality of life; Third-hand smoke; Second-hand smoke

With the increase of the number of smokers, tobacco exposure among pregnant women is becoming more and more common. Pregnant women exposed to first-hand smoke and second-hand smoke are susceptible to physiological and psychological health issues has been proved in previous studies. Nevertheless, the...