Abstract

SE, Carla Coutinho Sento  and  AMORIM, Wellington Mendonça de. Nursing actions towards the clinical implications of smoking in women's health. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2009, vol.5, n.1, pp. 1-18. ISSN 1806-6976.

Study about nursing actions towards women in view of clinical implications of smoking in pregnancy (1986 - 2007). Exploratory research, based on documentary analysis. Sources: Publications of the Ministry of Health, scientific articles indexed in Capes Portal of Journals and Virtual Health Library, and Federal Smoking Laws in Brazil. OBJECTIVES: To identify the propositions of the Ministry of Health about women's smoking habit; to examine the clinical implications of smoking in pregnancy based on scientific productions; to discuss the clinical implications of smoking in pregnancy to support nursing actions towards pregnant women and/or female smokers. RESULTS:The main clinical implications of smoking in pregnancy were low birth weight, alterations in the placenta, slower intrauterine growth, prematurity and perinatal mortality.

Keywords : Nursing care; Smoking; Women's health; Pregnancy.

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