Conclusion
Smoking during pregnancy was identified as an independent risk factor for GBS colonization. This is another reason that women should refrain from smoking during pregnancy to avoid risking their babies developing GBS disease.
Keywords. Smoking in Pregnancy, Maternal GBS colonization, Risk Factors.
Tweetable abstract . Smoking and maternal age were confirmed as two very important independent predictors of GBS colonization among women delivering term and near term neonates in a large tertiary care hospital in the southern United States.