Correlation between tobacco control policies and preterm births and low birth weight in Europe

Highlights: • We describe the association between TCS and preterm births at ecological level. • We describe the association between TCS and low weight births at ecological level. • There was a negative correlation between TCS and the prevalence of preterm births. • Our data support greater implementation of smoke-free policies. To assess the correlation between tobacco control policies— particularly smoking bans in work and public places—and the prevalence of preterm births and low birth weight in the European countries.