- Passive Smoking Increases Risk to Unborn Babies
- Published: 2011-03-22 Views:201 reads
Click to EnlargePassive smoking can increase the risk of stillbirth in pregnant women, according to a new study.Dr Jo Leonardi-Bee, of the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies at the University, said: "Mothers' smoking during pregnancy is well-recognized as carrying a range of serious health risks for the unborn baby including fetal mortality, low birth weight, premature birth and a range of serious birth defects such as cleft palate, club foot and heart problems."
"Since passive smoking involves exposure to the same range of tobacco toxins experienced by active smokers, albeit at lower levels, it is likely that coming into contact with second-hand smoke also increases the risk of some of all of these complications."
The research looked at the potential effects of passive smoking on miscarriage, newborn death and congenital birth defects.
Researchers found passive smoking increased the risk of still birth by nearly 23 percent. It was also linked to a 13 per cent increased risk of congenital birth defects.








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