Smoking and recurrent pregnancy loss: A cohort study of 2829 women

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Smoking during pregnancy is associated with negative reproductive outcome. Less is known about the impact of smoking or previous smoking in women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) which this study aimed to investigate. We included all women <42 years (n=2829) referred to a RPL unit at Copenhagen University Hospital between January 2000 and December 2021 in the cohort with follow-up until June 2022. Patients were categorized as ‘smokers at time of referral’, ‘never-smokers’ or ‘former smokers’. The main outcomes were pregnancy history prior to referral, prospective pregnancy rate, live birth rate, rates of ectopic pregnancy, and stillbirth. At referral, smokers (n=373) were on average 2.0 years younger (P<0.001) and had experienced significantly more pregnancy losses (P<0.001), and stillbirths (P=0.01) compared to never-smokers (n=2100). Former smokers had a higher risk of stillbirth prior to referral compared to never-smokers but no differences in pregnancy rate or other outcomes. Prospective pregnancy rates were lower for smokers compared with never-smokers (71.8% vs. 77.5%, P=0.02). Live birth rate was 58.0% for the 243 women who smoked at referral compared to 61.4% for the 1488 never-smokers (P=0.32). Stillbirth and ectopic pregnancies were significantly more common for smokers (2.8% vs. 0.4%, P=0.01; 6.0% vs. 2.0%, P<0.008). Women with RPL who smoked at referral were referred younger with a higher number of previous pregnancy losses and stillbirths compared with never-smokers. Fewer smokers achieved a pregnancy after referral but those who did had a similar live birth rate compared to never-smokers, although stillbirths and ectopic pregnancies were more common.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer104257
TidsskriftJournal of Reproductive Immunology
Vol/bind164
Antal sider7
ISSN0165-0378
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2024

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
K.V.R.H. has obtained a research scholarship from Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen. A.M.K is supported by a post-doctoral grant and M.C.K. received a PhD grant from Rigshospitalet's Research Funds. S.B.\u2019s research salary is supported by a post-doctoral grant from the Capital Region's Research Foundation.

Funding Information:
K.V.R.H. has obtained a research scholarship from Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen. A.M.K is supported by a post-doctoral grant and M.C.K. received a PhD grant from Rigshospitalet\u2019s Research Funds. S.B.\u2019s research salary is supported by a post-doctoral grant from the Capital Region\u2019s Research Foundation.

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