Table 3.39. Relative risks for stillbirth or neonatal death among women smokers, cohort studies

StudyCountryNumber of
pregnancies
Relative risk (95% confidence interval)
StillbirthNeonatal death
Cnattingius et al. 1988 Sweden281,808Nonsmokers1.0Nonsmokers1.0
Smokers1.4 (1.2-1.6)Smokers1.2 (1.0-1.4)
Malloy et al. 1988 United States305,730Nonsmokers1.0
Smokers1.2 (1.1-1.3)
Raymond et al. 1994 Sweden638,242Nonsmokers1.0
Smokers1.4 (1.2-1.5)
Schramm 1997 United States176,843Nonsmokers1.0Nonsmokers1.0
Smokers1.2 * Smokers1.4 *
*

p<0.05.

From: Chapter 3. Health Consequences of Tobacco Use Among Women

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Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General.
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