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Correspondence to Author:  Hanan A. Hegazy¹, Doaa fouad Ali², Mohammad Abd Elhameed Ahmed Alwaseef³, Ahmed A A N Abbas⁴, Hanan shehata⁵,Mehat Ali Salah Abd Elghaffar⁶, Ahmed El Sayed Aboelasaad El gayar⁷,Ahmed Hamdi A. Ibrahim⁸, 

1. Researcher at Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department, Environment and Climate Change Research Institute, National Research Centre, Giza. Egypt Email: hegazy_hanan@yahoo.com. ( corresponding author)
2. lecturer of obstetrics and gynecology faculty of medicine Ain shams University
3. Lecturer of clinical pathology, Faculty of medicine, Al Azhar university
4. Lecturer of clinical pathology, Faculty of medicine, Al Azhar university
5. lecturer of obstetrics and gynecology Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
6. Associate professor of clinical pathology, Faculty of medicine, Al Azhar university
7. Lecturer of clinical pathology, Faculty of medicine, Al Azhar university
8. Emergency Medicine specialist , Hamad Medical Corporation

DOI: 10.52338/tajoph.2024.4181

Abstract:

Aim to investigate the patterns of maternal smoking during pregnancy and to address specific adverse pregnancy outcomes among women in Egypt.
Patients and Methods it is a cross-sectional study on 100 pregnant smoker and 50 pregnant nonsmoker women, they were recruited from outpatient clinics in Al-Azhar and Ain Shams university hospitals over a period of 3 months. Women were subjected to detailed history, examination and Ultrasound. Blood samples were collected for serum lipids, Malondialdehyde, Superoxide dismutase, Glutathione peroxidase, and urine for hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine.
Results Of the 150 pregnant women who participated in this study, 79 were current smokers, and 21 were former smokers. Pregnant smokers were more likely than nonsmokers to have increased oxidative stress markers and gestational blood lipids (except HDL which was low), hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, gestational DM, abortions, stillbirths, premature birth and low birth weight in the newborn (P value< 0.05).
Conclusions According to this report, smoking while pregnant is a serious public health issue. The high prevalence of maternal smoking during pregnancy and the detrimental effects it has on the fetus highlight the pressing need for ongoing and successful cessation programs. Egyptian women should be the target of prevention initiatives since they have the highest smoking risk.

Citation:

Hanan A. Hegazy. Maternal tobacco smoking among pregnant Egyptian women: Risk for women and newborns (A cross sectional study). The American Journal of Public Health 2024.