Ventilatory Response to Added Dead Space in Infants Exposed to Second-hand Smoke in Pregnancy

Overview

Journal Eur J Pediatr

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 2023 May 11

PMID 37166537

Authors

Allan Jenkinson

Nadja Bednarczuk

Ourania Kaltsogianni

Emma E Williams

Rebecca Lee

Ravindra Bhat

Theodore Dassios

Anthony D Milner

Anne Greenough

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Abstract

Maternal cigarette smoking in pregnancy can adversely affect infant respiratory control. In utero nicotine exposure has been shown to blunt the infant ventilatory response to hypercapnia, which could increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. The potential impact of maternal second-hand smoke exposure, however, has not yet been determined. The aim of this study was to assess ventilatory response to added dead-space (inducing hypercapnia) in infants with second-hand smoke exposure during pregnancy, in infants whose mothers smoked and in controls (non-smoke exposed). Infants breathed through a face mask and specialised "tube-breathing" circuit, incorporating a dead space of 4.4 ml/kg body weight. The maximum minute ventilation (MMV) during added dead space breathing was determined and the time taken to achieve 63% of the MMV calculated (the time constant (TC) of the response). Infants were studied on the postnatal ward prior to discharge home. Thirty infants (ten in each group) were studied with a median gestational age of 39 [range 37-41] weeks, birthweight of 3.1 [2.2-4.0] kg, and postnatal age of 33 (21-62) h. The infants whose mothers had second-hand smoke exposure (median TC 42 s, p = 0.001), and the infants of cigarette smoking mothers (median TC 37 s, p = 0.002) had longer time constants than the controls (median TC 29 s). There was no significant difference between the TC of the infants whose mothers had second-hand smoke exposure and those whose mothers smoked (p = 0.112). Conclusion: Second-hand smoke exposure during pregnancy was associated with a delayed newborn ventilatory response. What is Known: • Maternal cigarette smoking in pregnancy can adversely affect infant respiratory control. • The potential impact of maternal second-hand smoke exposure, however, has not yet been determined. What is New: • We have assessed the ventilatory response to added dead-space (inducing hypercapnia) in newborns with second-hand smoke exposure during pregnancy, in infants whose mothers smoked, and in controls (non-smoke exposed). • Maternal second-hand smoke exposure, as well as maternal smoking, during pregnancy was associated with a delayed newborn ventilatory response.

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