Researchers have warned pregnant women that vaping puts unborn babies at risk And tests by experts from Durham University show that the effects after vaping are just as bad as after smoking traditional cigarettes.
E-cigarettes are considered a safer alternative to smoking, but they can contain nicotine, which is known to inhibit baby development.
Researchers have warned pregnant women that vaping puts unborn babies at risk And tests by experts from Durham University show that the effects after vaping are just as bad as after smoking traditional cigarettes.
Vapers’ babies couldn’t hold a finger and weren’t shocked when the headrest was removed.
They were harder to settle and more irritable than non-smoking children.
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The study is the first known study of the effects of prenatal nicotine exposure on babies.
Lead author Suzanne Froggatt said, “Nicotine can have widespread negative effects on the central nervous system and subsequently affect brain development. Animal studies point to the devastating effects on the brain.
“Although e-cigarettes may expose mothers to fewer toxins than cigarettes, given the uncontrolled amount of nicotine from e-cigarette use and the postnatal effects on the fetus, we do not believe that mothers should be encouraged to e- Using cigarettes while pregnant. ”
E-cigarettes are often considered to be less harmful than cigarettes to pregnant smokers because, despite nicotine, they do not produce toxins such as carbon monoxide.
The study, published in the journal E Clinical Medicine, looked at the neurological behavioral outcomes of more than 80 one-month-old babies born at least 37 weeks after pregnancy.
The cohort included 44 children who had not smoked during pregnancy, 29 who smoked cigarettes, and 10 who smoked e-cigarettes.
Overall, babies’ birth weight, gestation period, and head circumference did not differ between those whose mothers smoked e-cigarettes during pregnancy and those who did not smoke at all.
In comparison, babies born to mothers who smoked traditional cigarettes during pregnancy had significantly lower birth weights and head circumferences.
But babies exposed to nicotine in the womb – either from cigarettes or from vapes – had greater numbers of abnormal primitive reflexes.
They were also slightly less able to self-regulate than babies of nonsmokers, which had an impact on how comforting they are after crying, self-calming skills, and hand-to-mouth movements.
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Babies with fewer self-regulatory skills are often more irritable and have difficulty comforting themselves or being comforted by others.
The study also found that higher levels of nicotine correlated with decreased motor maturity in babies, e.g. B. How limp or stiff a baby is when held.
Despite their small sample size, the researchers suggest that their results provide a solid indication that nicotine exposure from smoking e-cigarettes could slow the development of the fetus.
The team added that their results suggest that the effects of other forms of nicotine replacement therapy, such as: B. plasters, may need further research.
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Study co-author, Professor Nadja Reissland, said: “Mothers should not be encouraged to use e-cigarettes while pregnant.
“Public health decision-makers need to be aware that e-cigarette use is not risk-free.”
The team said their results suggest that the effects of other forms of nicotine replacement therapy on the development of the fetus may also need further research
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