Researchers from China sought to figure out if the timing and intensity of cigarette smoking affect newborns.
Even"light smoking" -- defined as just one or two cigarettes a day -- can be a real drag on pregnancy, causing"major health problems" for the newborn, researchers warn in a new study.Even “light smoking” — defined as just one or two cigarettes a day — can be a real drag on pregnancy, causing “major health problems” for the newborn, researchers warnScientists from China sought to figure out if the timing and intensity of cigarette smoking affect newborns.
The researchers found that women who smoked tended to be younger, white, unmarried, obese and poorly educated, with more prior births and infrequent prenatal care.These popular Gen X names have gone extinct: 'realizing we're middle-aged'If a mother smoked just before pregnancy, her newborn’s risk of having more than one major health issue was 27% higher. If she smoked during pregnancy, the risk was 31% to 32% higher.
Smoking one or two cigarettes a day before pregnancy raised the risk of these issues by 16%. The risk was 31% higher if the mother smoked 20 or more cigarettes a day. Still, the researchers say the “data suggest that there is no safe period and no safe level of cigarettes consumed shortly before or during pregnancy.”He pointed out that smokers often downplay the amount they puff to health care providers and in surveys.
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