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3.8 Child health and maternal smoking before and after birth
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Relevant news and research: Child health and maternal smoking before and after birth

Bharai, U., Hamze, J., Zhang, B., Hampe, M., Sparks, E., Merabova, N., Tatevosian, G., Darbinyan, A., Morrison, M. F., Goetzl, L., Darbinian, N. and Selzer, M. (2025). In Utero Alcohol and Tobacco Exposure, Maternal Depression, And Maternal Obesity Are Associated with Impaired Oligodendrocyte Differentiation in The Developing Brain. Obstet Gynecol Res, 1, 1-Sep. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40061215


Cosson, E., Carbillon, L., Tatulashvili, S., Bihan, H., Vicaut, E., Barka, I., Pinto, S., Rezgani, I., Zerguine, M., Portal, J. J., Fermaut, M., Puder, J. J. and Benbara, A. (2025). Antagonistic effects of smoking and maternal glycemia on fetal growth: a retrospective study among 13,958 pregnant French women. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 1527358. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40162319


Hussain, U., Ziauddeen, N., Taylor, E. and Alwan, N. A. (2025). The Relationship Between Paternal Smoking and Overweight/Obesity with Childhood Overweight/Obesity: A Systematic Review. Curr Obes Rep, 1, 27. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40153182


Mihov, M., Shoctor, H., Douglas, A., Hay, D. C., O'Shaughnessy, P. J., Iredale, J. P., Shaw, S., Fowler, P. A. and Grassmann, F. (2025). Linking epidemiology and genomics of maternal smoking during pregnancy in utero and in ageing: a population-based study using human foetuses and the UK Biobank cohort. EBioMedicine, 105590. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40074595


Srivastava, A., Raghav, P., Pradhan, S., Khera, A., Rafique, S., Wadhwa, P. and Saini, R. (2025). Correlating Dose and Time of Prenatal Alcohol, Smoking, and Drug Exposure on Craniofacial Morphology: A Systematic Review. Cureus, 2, e78320. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40034638


Xia, Y. and Vieira, V. M. (2025). The association between neighborhood environment, prenatal exposure to alcohol and tobacco, and structural brain development. Front Hum Neurosci, 1531803. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40041111


Zhang, S., Wang, T. and Zeng, P. (2025). Associations of Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Genetic Susceptibility with Incident Asthma from a Cohort Study. Prev Sci. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40045075


Zheng, Y., Xiong, X., Bao, J., Liu, J., Wang, J., Zou, F., Chen, Z., Guo, Y., Wang, Q., Qiu, Y. and Zhu, Z. (2025). The impact of in utero tobacco exposure on smoking behaviors, cardiovascular disease risk and all-cause mortality in adulthood: A UK Biobank study. Curr Res Toxicol, 100226. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40109875


de Andrade, D. P., Marques, C. M., Andrade, D. C. R., Laureano, H., Lenzi, L., Oliveira, C. S., Pereira, M. E. and Figueiredo, B. C. (2025). Population-based assessment of major congenital malformations in the United States: smoking risk association. J Dev Orig Health Dis, e13. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40012483


He, D., Yan, Q., Uppal, K., Walker, D. I., Jones, D. P., Ritz, B. and Heck, J. E. (2025). An untargeted metabolome-wide association study of maternal perinatal tobacco smoking in newborn blood spots. Metabolomics, 2, 30. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39979646


Liu, M., Soon, E. Y., Lange, K., Juonala, M., Kerr, J. A., Liu, R., Dwyer, T., Wake, M., Burgner, D. and Li, L. J. (2025). Maternal Smoking Intensity During Pregnancy and Early Adolescent Cardiovascular Health. J Am Heart Assoc, e037806. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39996442


Miao, H., Zhang, C., Qian, J., Jing, H., Nan, H., Li, S., Shen, X. and Zhao, J. (2025). Association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and developmental disabilities in US children and adolescents: A cross-sectional study from NHANES. Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39931131


Mohammadian, M., Khachatryan, L. G., Vadiyan, F. V., Maleki, M., Fatahian, F. and Mohammadian-Hafshejani, A. (2025). The association between maternal tobacco smoking during pregnancy and the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, 2, e0317112. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39919144


Rodriguez, B., Oliver, A., Le, H., Harris, C., Marshall, A. G., Martin, P., Gaye, A., Banks, L. and Hinton, A. (2025). Insights into the effect of pre- and postnatal nicotine exposure on cardiovascular development and function. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39970868


Shenassa, E. D., Botteri, E. and Stensheim, H. (2024). Feeding Method, Nicotine Exposure, and Growth during Infancy. J Pediatr Clin Pract, 200127. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39950049


Young-Wolff, K. C., Oberman, N., Alexeeff, S. E., Croen, L. A., Steuerle, K. R., Ansley, D., Castellanos, C. and Avalos, L. A. (2025). Alcohol, Cannabis, and nicotine use during early pregnancy and infant hearing loss. Prev Med, 108242. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39938724


Peycheva, D., Li, L., Fewtrell, M., Silverwood, R. and Hardy, R. (2025). Mediation of the effect of prenatal maternal smoking on time to natural menopause in daughters by birthweight-for-gestational-age z-score and breastfeeding duration: analysis of two UK birth cohorts born in 1958 and 1970. BMC Womens Health, 1, 32. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39849467


Shigehara, K., Matsumoto, N., Tsuge, M., Uda, K., Saito, Y., Yashiro, M., Yorifuji, T., Ikeda, M. and Tsukahara, H. (2025). Maternal smoking during infancy increases the risk of allergic diseases in children: a nationwide longitudinal survey in Japan. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol, 1, 4. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39825417


Wang, S., Zhang, T., Li, D. and Cao, X. (2025). Maternal Smoking Around Birth Is a Risk Factor for Gastrointestinal Diseases in Offspring: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Dig Dis Sci. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39843788


Wang, Y., Sun, H., Li, G., Xu, J., Wang, S., Zhang, S., Zhou, T., Han, T., Sun, C., Ma, J., Wang, X. and Yin, H. (2025). Impact of maternal and offspring smoking and breastfeeding on oesophageal cancer in adult offspring. Nat Commun, 1, 938. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39843420


Yaghan, R., Ayoub, N. M., Yaghan, L. R. and Mohamed, A. I. (2024). Periductal Mastitis Occurring Among Hubble-Bubble Smokers: A Report of Two Cases and Literature Review. Cureus, 12, e75686. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39811207


Han, J., Zhang, Y., Liu, Y., Liu, J., Zhang, Y. and Wang, K. (2024). Parental Smoking and the Risk of Birth Defects in Offspring in China: A Systematic Review and meta-Analysis. Birth Defects Res, 12, e2422. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39648656


Itoh, M., Kobayashi, S., Nishihara, S., Miyashita, C., Yamazaki, K., Tamura, N., Suyama, S., Ikeda, A., Itoh, S., Ait Bamai, Y., Yamaguchi, T., Masuda, H., Hanley, S. and Kishi, R. (2024). Association between prenatal tobacco exposure and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder related characteristics at 6 and 8 years: a birth cohort in Japan. BMJ Open, 12, e087406. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39725438


Puga, T. B., Doucet, G. E., Thiel, G. E., Theye, E. and Dai, H. D. (2024). Prenatal Tobacco Exposure, Brain Subcortical Volumes, and Gray-White Matter Contrast. JAMA Netw Open, 12, e2451786. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39699892


Romero Villela, P. N., Kelly, K. M., Balbona, J. V., Ehringer, M. A. and Keller, M. C. (2024). Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy Interacts with Genetic Factors to Increase Risk for Low Birth Weight but not Harmful Offspring Smoking Behaviors in Europeans. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39722218


Vlachou, M., Kyrkou, G. A., Vivilaki, V., Georgakopoulou, V. E., Katsaounou, P., Kappaapetanaki, A. and Diamanti, A. (2024). Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Lactation. Cureus, 11, e73651. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39677116


Yen, E. (2024). When Gold is Tarnished: The Impact of Smoker's Breast Milk on Offspring Growth. J Pediatr Clin Pract, 200132. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39629204


Zhang, Z., Yu, J., Li, Q., Zhao, Y., Tang, L., Peng, Y., Liu, Y., Gan, C., Liu, K., Wang, J., Chen, L., Luo, Q., Qiu, H., Ren, H. and Jiang, C. (2024). Unraveling the causal pathways of maternal smoking and breastfeeding in the development of neuropsychiatric disorders: A Mendelian randomization perspective. J Affect Disord, 35-43. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39716673


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