Don't smoke in front of your child!

When a mom (pregnant woman) smokes during pregnancy, it has various effects on the baby in the stomach. Of course, it has an effect on my mom.

• Low birth weight infants (less than 2500g) are more likely to be born.
• Congenital abnormalities (lip / palate, congenital heart disease, etc.) are more likely to occur.

• The risk of pregnancy and delivery complications increases.
• The risk of miscarriage and premature birth increases.
• The risk of placenta early detachment, preposition placenta, etc. increases.

Tobacco smoke contains more than 200 harmful substances. When parents and adults around you smoke, not only those who smoke, but also children are more susceptible to illness.

• Disease in which a baby suddenly dies (Sudden infant death syndrome)
  Smoking with parents 4. 7 times
  One of the parents smokes 1. 6 times
• It becomes more susceptible to diseases such as bronchi.
  Pneumonia and bronchitis ... 1. 5～2． 5 times
  Bronchial asthma ... 1. 5 times
  Otitis media ... 1. 2～1． 6 times
• In addition, it can adversely affect the child's physical development and make it easier for the gums to get darker.
• It also has a negative impact on breastfeeding.

When you smoke, a harmful substance called nicotine is taken into your body. Nicotine causes increased heart rate, contraction of peripheral vasculars, and increased blood pressure, damaging blood vessels. This nicotine becomes a substance called cotinine in the body and is excreted from urine.

The graph below shows how much this cochinin is coming from the child's urine. If the number of children in households who do not smoke is 1, it indicates how many times more households smoke. Cochininine doesn't come out unless you are affected by cigarette smoke. In other words, the high value indicates that it is affected by the smoke of cigarettes smoked by adults around children (passive smoking).