Quelle est la prise en charge optimale à la naissance de l'enfant exposé au tabac in utero et quels en sont les biomarqueurs post-natals ?

Among the biomarkers used for the routine diagnosis of in utero tobacco smoke exposure, the umbilical cord cotinine level is probably the most reliable and noninvasive for the new-born. However, the maternal curve can be studied and measurement of the exhaled carbon monoxide in late pregnancy is a valid reflection of neonatal impregnation.