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Smoking affects pregnant women, children, say experts

Highlighting the ill-effects of smoking on children and pregnant women, experts said that counselling about the risks of smoking in pregnancy would help limit the use of tobacco among women.

By: Admin   | | Published: June 1, 2013 1:43 pm
Tags: Passive smoking  Pregnant women smoking  Smoking  Smoking affects child  Smoking ill effects  
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Highlighting the ill-effects of smoking on children and pregnant women, experts said that counselling about the risks of smoking in pregnancy would help limit the use of tobacco among women. Also Read - 'Casual' smokers may also have nicotine addiction: Home remedies to help you quit smoking

‘Smoking has a negative impact on maternal health,’ Health Secretary Keshav Desaraju said. Also Read - Can vaping lead to smoking in teenagers? Here's what you need to know



To counsel pregnant women on smoking during pregnancy and its impact on the unborn’s health, the government has a national consultation session to limit the use of tobacco use among women and children, he said. Also Read - Smoking cigarettes can worsen ‘severity of COVID-19 infection’

Suneeta Mittal, director and head of obstetrics and gynaecology at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, said, ‘Through this nationwide consultation sessions, we want to make healthcare professionals in reproductive and child health aware about the increasing use of tobacco in women and children.’

‘During ante-natal check-ups, healthcare professionals should ask women about their tobacco use, educate them on the hazards of tobacco consumption on the unborn child and encourage them to quit tobacco in all forms,’ she said.

Smoking affects women’s health more than men.

Passive and active smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of health and behavioural problems in the baby and is linked to infant mortality.

Chewing tobacco during pregnancy decreases the gestational age at birth and decreases birth weight.

Source: IANS 

Published : June 1, 2013 1:43 pm
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