PMID: 9549003Apr 29, 1998Paper

Can regular multivitamin/mineral supplementation modify the relation between maternal smoking and select adverse birth outcomes?

Annals of Epidemiology
T WuP Mendola

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not regular multivitamin/mineral supplementation can modify the relation between maternal smoking and preterm birth (gestational age < 37 weeks), very-low-birthweight (VLBW) (< 1500 g), moderately-low-birthweight (MLBW) (< 2499 g), or small-for-gestational-age (SGA) (< 10th percentile of birth weight for gestational age). Live birth data from the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey (NMIHS) were used for the analysis. Maternal smoking referred to self-reported average number of cigarettes smoked after recognition of pregnancy, while regular multivitamin/mineral supplementation referred to use of multivitamin/mineral supplements for at least three days per week during the three months before and/or after recognition of pregnancy. Sample sizes included 9402 singleton infants for the analysis of preterm birth, 9395 for very or moderately low birthweight, and 9363 for small-for-gestational-age. Odds ratios were derived from logistic regression analyses after adjusting for a number of demographic and reproductive variables. Major results include: 1) increased risks for the adverse outcomes studied were observed among smoking women; 2) no effect of regular multivitamin/mi...Continue Reading

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