• Skip to main content
  • Go to main navigation
  • Go to language selector
SearchFree text

Swedish Match
SWMA Jul 1, 2022
5:29 PM CET
+ 0.3 % 104.55 SEK
The share
  • svenska
Close
  • Swedish Match websites

    • Image Bank
    • Swedish Match Brasil
    • Swedish Match Industries
    • Snus and Match Museum
  • Brand websites

    Smokefree

    • Swedish Match e-commerce service (SE)
    • Swedish Match e-commerce service (CH)
    • General (US)
    • Longhorn (US)
    • Pinkerton Tobacco
    • ZYN

    Lights

    • Cricket
    • Nitedals
    • Redheads
  • Other

    • Swedish Match Denmark
    • The Solstickan Foundation (SE)
  • Our company More Less

    Our company

    • Our company in brief More Less
      • CEO comment
      • Fact sheet
    • Vision and strategy More Less
      • Financial strategy
      • Sustainability strategy
      • Acquisitions and divestments
    • Markets More Less
      • Our product categories and markets
      • Trends
    • Organization More Less
      • Operating locations
      • Employees
    • Company history More Less
      • Svenska Tobaks AB
      • Svenska Tändsticks AB
      • Swedish Match AB
    • Corporate brand

    CEO comment

  • Our business More Less

    Our business

    • Smokefree More Less
      • Market development More Less
        • Smokefree products in the US
        • Smokefree products in Scandinavia
        • Smokefree products in Other markets
      • Nicotine products and regulations
      • History of snus
      • Snus production
      • Ingredients in snus
    • Cigars More Less
      • Market development
      • History of cigars
    • Lights More Less
      • Market development
    • Risk management
    • Outlook and risk factors

    Snus production

  • Corporate Governance More Less

    Corporate Governance

    • Annual General Meeting More Less
      • Annual General Meeting More Less
        • AGM 2021
        • AGM 2020
        • AGM 2019
      • Nominating Committee
      • AGM address and minutes
      • Dividend and financial policy
      • Auditors
      • Articles of association
    • Committees More Less
      • Remuneration Committee
      • Audit Committee
      • Disclosure Committee
    • Board of Directors More Less
      • About the Board
      • Activities of the Board of Directors
      • Compensation to Board
    • Management More Less
      • About the management
      • Guidelines for executive remuneration
      • Management compensation More Less
        • Incentive plans
    • Insider shareholding
    • Corporate Governance reports More Less
      • Internal control
    Participants at the AGM

    Annual General Meeting

  • Sustainability More Less

    Sustainability

    • Goals and progress
    • Our contribution to the UN SDGs More Less
      • UN SDGs aligned with our focus areas
      • UN SDGs beyond our focus areas
    • Strategy and organization
    • Materiality assessment More Less
      • Other topics outside our focus areas
      • Sustainable Tobacco Program
    • Value chain
    • Code of Conduct More Less
      • Supplier Code of Conduct
    • Focus areas More Less
      • Improve public health
      • Ensure ethical business practices
      • Reduce environmental impact
      • Human rights in our supply chain
      • Equal opportunity
    • Sustainability reporting
    • Sustainability FAQ
    • Sustainability contacts
  • Investors More Less

    Investors

    • The share More Less
      • Per share data
      • Shares outstanding
      • Share capital development
      • Share holdings More Less
        • Largest shareholders
      • Dividend information
      • Analysts and estimates
      • Indicies
    • Share split
    • Follow our journey
    • Calendar
    • Presentations More Less
      • Webcasts and audiocasts
    • Financial reports More Less
      • Interim reports
      • Annual reports More Less
        • Annual report 2021
    • Financial tables More Less
      • Income statement
      • Balance sheet
      • Cash flow analysis
      • By product segment More Less
        • Sales
        • Operating profit
        • Operating margin
      • Key ratios
      • Statement of comprehensive income
    • Debt information More Less
      • Debt sources of financing
      • Debt programs
      • Outstanding bonds
      • Credit rating
      • Financial risks More Less
        • Sensitivity analysis
    • IR contacts
    • Information on cash offer announcement by PMI
  • Media More Less

    Media

    • Press releases and news
    • Images More Less
      • Swedish Match logotype
    • Videos
    • Pressroom
    • Media contacts
  • Snus and health More Less

    Snus and health

    • Our standpoint
    • The Swedish Experience
    • Research on snus
    • Smoking cessation
    • GOTHIATEK® More Less
      • GOTHIATEK® standard
    • Snus and the Swedish Food Act
    • Nicotine More Less
      • Nicotine labeling of Swedish Match products
      • Snus, nicotine and nicotine addiction
    • Tobacco use More Less
      • Tobacco use in figures
    GOTHIATEK® Quality standard

    Swedish Match quality standard

  • Career More Less

    Career

    • Employee strategy
    • Our culture More Less
      • Employee surveys
    • Work environment
    • Diversity and non-discrimination
    • Competence development
    • Compensation and benefits
    • What we do
    • Meet our employees
    • Vacant positions
    • Student
    • HR contacts

    Vacant positions

Our websites
Language:
  • English
  • svenska
Snus and health
  • Our standpoint
  • The Swedish Experience
  • Research on snus
  • Smoking cessation
  • GOTHIATEK®
  • Snus and the Swedish Food Act
  • Nicotine
  • Tobacco use

Pregnancy outcomes

Summary

The association between tobacco use and pregnancy outcomes has been investigated in a recently publish cohort study comprising women who used snus or smoked daily and a control who didn’t use tobacco. Swedish Match recommends that women abstain from snus and other sources of nicotine during pregnancy.

Important research results on Swedish snus:

  • Daily use of snus during pregnancy is associated with a modest reduction in average birth weight.
  • Daily use of snus during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of preterm delivery, stillbirth and neonatal apnea.
  • Daily use of snus during pregnancy is not associated with risk of small-for-gestational-age birth.

England et al. (2003) used data from the Swedish Medical Birth Register to compare the birth outcomes of 789 women who used snus daily, 11240 women who smoked cigarettes daily and 11495 women who used no tobacco products. Four health points were evaluated: birth weight, small-for-gestational-age birth, preterm delivery and preeclampsia.

The results showed that compared to non-users of tobacco, the average birth weight of babies born to snus users was reduced by 39 grams, whereas that of cigarette smokers was reduced by 190 grams. The risk of having a small-for-gestational-age baby among snus users was similar to that of non-users of tobacco, but it was significantly increased among cigarette smokers. The results also showed that the risk of preterm delivery was significantly elevated both in snus users and cigarette smokers compared to non-users of tobacco. In addition snus users are at significantly increased risk of preeclampsia.

Wikström et al (2010) expanded the study population to 610000 women, and included 7600 women who used snus, 58000 women who smoked. The study confirmed that snus use in pregnant women was associated with a reduction in average birth weight, however this larger study did not find an increased risk of preeclapmpsia, on the contrary snus use was associated with a decreased risk of both preeclampsia and gestational hypertension. In addition, the study found an increased risk of stillbirth.

REFERENCES

England, L.J., Levine, R.J., Mills, J.L., Klebanoff, M.A., Yu, K.F., and Cnattingius, S. 2003. Adverse pregnancy outcomes in snuff users. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 189: 939-943. Wikstrom AK, Cnattingius S, Galanti MR, Kieleer H and Stephansson O. Effect of Swedish snuff (snus) on preterm birth, BJOG 2010; 117:1005-1010. .Wikstrom AK, Cnattingius S and Stephansson O. Maternal use of Swedish snuff (snus) and risk of stillbirth. Epidemiology 2010; 21:772-778.Wikstrom AK, Stephansson O and Cnattingius S Tobacco use during pregnancy and preeclampsia risk. Effect of cigarette smoking and snuff. Hypertension 2010; 55: 1254. Gunnerbeck PE, Persson M and Hammarstrom. Relationship of maternal snuff use and cigarette smoking with neonatal apnea. Pediatrics 2011; 128:503-509 Gunnerbeck A, Edstedt Bonamy A-K, Wikstro¨m A-K, Granath F, Wickstrom R, et al. (2014) Maternal Snuff Use and Smoking and the Risk of Oral Cleft Malformations - A Population-Based Cohort Study. PLoS ONE 9(1): e84715.

Share

Share Facebook Share Twitter Share Linkedin

Share this page by email

Incorrect email
Incorrect email
Home / Snus and health / Research on snus /

Contact us

  • IR contacts
  • Media contacts
  • Sustainability contacts
  • HR contacts
  • Consumer contact
  • Web contact

Find us

  • Headquarters
  • Sales office
  • Factory
  • Distribution
  • Store
  • Research & Development
  • All addresses
Map

Corporate headquarters

Phone: +46 10 13 93 000

Sveavägen 44
SE-118 85 Stockholm

Corporate headquarters
Swedish Match

Swedish Match AB
SE-118 85 Stockholm

Phone +46 10 13 93 000
Corporate reg no. 556015-0756
contactus@swedishmatch.com

About the website

  • Sitemap
  • Site policy
  • Privacy notice
  • Information about cookies
  • Legal responsibility

Find information

  • Search
  • FAQ
  • Archive
  • Glossary

Subscription services

  • Subscription service
  • RSS

Follow us

Facebook Twitter Linkedin