Smokers who stop smoking early in pregnancy, before the 15th week, also little risk of having a premature baby than non smokers. Conversely, women who continue to smoke beyond the 15th week of pregnancy were twice as likely to havea baby of low weight and three times more likely to have a premature birth.
Says a study published in the British Medical Journal, conducted from approximately 2500 nulliparous pregnant women in Australia and New Zealand. 80% were non-smokers, 10% had stopped smoking before the 15th week and the remaining 10% continued to smoke after this time.
Women who continue to smoke were generally younger, less educated and had a higher risk of drinking alcohol.
The author says that these results are important for public health: the effects of smoking on the child may be reversible, as the mother stops smoking before the 15th week of pregnancy. It is therefore important to stop smoking in the early weeks of pregnancy. But smoking in early pregnancy is therefore not so dangerous, what can reassure mothers who smoked without knowing they were pregnant.
Also according to the author, care must be more pregnant women and to encourage smokers to stop their use before the 15th week of pregnancy. It is important to note that one should not wait until the 15th week of pregnancy to stop smoking. Weaning can be difficult and long, and should be done early in pregnancy to protect the health of the child.
Says a study published in the British Medical Journal, conducted from approximately 2500 nulliparous pregnant women in Australia and New Zealand. 80% were non-smokers, 10% had stopped smoking before the 15th week and the remaining 10% continued to smoke after this time.
Women who continue to smoke were generally younger, less educated and had a higher risk of drinking alcohol.
The author says that these results are important for public health: the effects of smoking on the child may be reversible, as the mother stops smoking before the 15th week of pregnancy. It is therefore important to stop smoking in the early weeks of pregnancy. But smoking in early pregnancy is therefore not so dangerous, what can reassure mothers who smoked without knowing they were pregnant.
Also according to the author, care must be more pregnant women and to encourage smokers to stop their use before the 15th week of pregnancy. It is important to note that one should not wait until the 15th week of pregnancy to stop smoking. Weaning can be difficult and long, and should be done early in pregnancy to protect the health of the child.
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