APGAR Score and Neonatal Growth Parameters in Neonates of Mothers Passively Exposed to Cigarette

Abstract

Objective: To observe the relationship of low birth weight, head circumference, length and APGAR Score in different groups of different exposure to smoking with control group of non-exposed mothers.

Study Design: Cross-sectional comparative study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Physiology Department of Sheikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute, and Gynecology & Obstetrics Department of Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore for one year from October 2018 to August 2019.

Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional comparative study in which neonatal were measured and compared in 120 subjects divided in four groups i.e. non-exposure, 1-5 cigarette exposure, 6-10 cigarette exposures, more than 10 cigarettes per day.

Results: Mean APGAR score and birth weight were significantly different in the study groups. Neonatal head circumference of group 1 was statistically significant as compared to group 4 while mean length of the neonates was not statistically significant.

Conclusion: Passive or second hand smoking have an effect on APGAR score and neonatal growth parameters.