RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of tobacco consumption and anxiety or depression during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal health
A1 Pereira, Beatriz
A1 Figueiredo, Bárbara
A1 Pinto, Tiago Miguel
A1 Míguez Varela, María del Carmen
K1 Tobacco consumption
K1 Anxiety
K1 Depression
K1 Pregnancy complications
K1 Delivery complications
K1 Neonate’s health problems
K1 Low birth weight
AB This study analyzed the possible interaction effects between tobacco consumption and anxiety or depression during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal health. We recruited a sample of 807 pregnant Spanish women from public healthcare services. Women  completed a questionnaire on sociodemographic variables, health status and tobacco consumption (continuous, quitting or no consumption) in the first and third trimester of pregnancy and at 2 months postpartum, and self-reported measures of anxiety and depression in the first trimester. Abstinence of tobacco consumption was verified through biochemical measurements. Interaction effects between tobacco consumption and anxiety were found for delivery (p < 0.001), neonatal health complications (p = 0.026) and gestational age at birth (p=0.029). Interaction effects between tobacco consumption and depression were found for pregnancy (p = 0.032), delivery complications (p < 0.001) and weeks of gestation at birth (p = 0.031). This study suggests that there are di erent kinds of interaction e ects between tobacco consumption and anxiety or depression. Smokers with high anxiety presented more delivery complications compared to quitters and non-smokers with high anxiety. There is a cumulative effect of anxiety on the effects of tobacco consumption on maternal health. The results highlighted the beneficial impact of quitting smoking during pregnancy to reduce the risk of suffering anxiety, depression and health complications.
PB MDPI
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/27322
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/27322
LA eng
NO Pereira, B.; Figueiredo, B.; Pinto, T.M.; Míguez, M.C. Effects of Tobacco Consumption and Anxiety or Depression during Pregnancy on Maternal and Neonatal Health. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 8138
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026