Passive smoking ups risk of still births by 23 percent
March 10th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANSLondon, March 10 (IANS) Passive smoking increases the risk of still birth by 23 percent and was linked to a 13 percent increased risk of congenital birth defects, a new study says.
It reiterated that pregnant women exposed to second-hand smoke are at a higher risk of delivering stillborn babies or babies with defects, says a new study.
The findings underline the importance of discouraging expectant fathers from smoking around their pregnant partners, the journal Paediatrics reports.
“Mothers’ smoking during pregnancy is well-recognised as carrying a range of serious health risks for the unborn baby, including foetal mortality, low birth weight, premature birth.” a statement quoted Jo Leonardi-Bee at the Tobacco Control Studies, Nottingham University, as saying.
The findings were drawn from a systematic review of 19 studies carried out in North America, South America, Asia and Europe and centred on pregnant women who did not smoke themselves but were exposed to second-hand smoke in the home by their partners or in the workplace by colleagues.
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