1. Parental Tobacco Smoking and Caregiving in the Perinatal and Early Infancy Periods.
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Martin, Rachel C. B., Sandoval, Ivett Karina, Penner, Francesca, Mayes, Linda C., Potenza, Marc N., Krishnan-Sarin, Suchitra, and Rutherford, Helena J. V.
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CHILD development deviations -- Risk factors ,RISK assessment ,BREASTFEEDING ,PRENATAL exposure delayed effects ,INFANT development ,MATERNAL exposure ,PROMPTS (Psychology) ,RESEARCH funding ,SMOKING ,PUERPERIUM ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,MEDLINE ,CHILD development ,PSYCHOLOGY of parents ,PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers ,ONLINE information services ,COMPARATIVE studies ,PERINATAL period ,PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems ,PASSIVE smoking - Abstract
Tobacco use continues to be a prevalent behavior among many mothers and fathers throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period. The current review provides a framework for understanding parental tobacco smoking during a critical period of child development and its potential impact on postpartum caregiving. It is well documented that maternal illicit substance use can compromise caregiving, increasing the risk of child neglect and maltreatment. However, to date, few studies have specifically investigated the impact of tobacco smoking among mothers and fathers during the prenatal and postpartum periods and how parental tobacco smoking may influence postpartum caregiving. We review current literature on parental tobacco smoking, with a predominant focus on mothers who use tobacco, and the potential impact on postpartum caregiving with a view to informing and tailoring tobacco-cessation programs for expectant and new parents who smoke tobacco. Highlights: The continuation of tobacco-use among mothers and fathers during the prenatal and postpartum periods is of significance. Maternal tobacco-use is influenced by paternal tobacco smoking behaviors. Postpartum tobacco-use can lead to suboptimal caregiving behaviors, such as reduced breastfeeding initiation and duration. Maternal tobacco-use has been associated with attenuated perceptual and attentional processing of infant facial cues. Future studies need to examine the specific effects of parental tobacco-use to postpartum caregiving. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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