SMOKING, HUMAN PLACENTAL LACTOGEN AND BIRTH WEIGHT

  1. A. Boyce Research Statistician 1,
  2. D. Schwartz Professor 1,
  3. C. Hubert Research Assistant 2,
  4. L. Cedard Head of Laboratory 2,
  5. J. Dreyfus Chief Medical Officer 3

Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00606.x

Issue

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 82, Issue 12, pages 964–967, December 1975

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Boyce, A., Schwartz, D., Hubert, C., Cedard, L. and Dreyfus, J. (1975), SMOKING, HUMAN PLACENTAL LACTOGEN AND BIRTH WEIGHT. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 82: 964–967. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00606.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Unité de Recherches Statistiques de I'Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, 94800, Villejuif, France

  2. 2

    Laboratoire de Chimie Hormonale, Maternité de Port-Royal, Paris, France

  3. 3

    Service de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier, 67500, Haguenau, France

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  1. Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
  2. Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

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Summary

Human placental lactogen (HPL) was measured in 525 serum samples from 144 pregnant women and related to smoking habits and the birth weight of their infants. Women smoking during pregnancy were found to have a level of HPL significantly lower than the non-smokers (p<0.05). A significant correlation between HPL and birth weight was found (r = 0.38; p < 0.00l) which remained significant when smoking was held constant (r = 0.35; p < 0.001). There was no relationship between birth weight and smoking when HPL was held constant.

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