in North Western India. The study group comprised 576 consecutive
non-smoking women delivering a singleton live baby. Following the
delivery, each woman was interviewed according to a pre-designed
structured questionnaire to enquire if they had been exposed to ETS
at home. The questionnaire recorded details of the average daily exposure,
besides enquiring into their knowledge and perceptions about
passive smoking. Obstetric and medical details of the mothers were
noted from hospital records, as were the details of the baby