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INFLUENCE OF SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY ON EARLY AND LATE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD
Marcela Ilijić
Miroslav Krpan
Marina Ivanišević
Josip Djelmiš
Sažetak
Among women of reproductive age approximately one-third smokes. Cigarette smoke contains substances harmful for the unborn baby and for the future health of the child. Babies whose mothers smoke are often smaller and ¬premature. Smoking increases the risk of low birth weight almost twice, which increases the risk for perinatal and infant morbidity and mortality. Babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are 2–5 times more likely to die from sudden infant death syndrome. Smoking in pregnancy also has implications for the long-term physical growth and intellectual ¬development. Cigarette smoke damages the unborn babies’ lungs at crucial points of development, leading potentially to reduced lung capacity, respiratory infections, asthma and lung emphysema later in life. Smoking may contribute to ¬certain birth defects. Pregnant women should be advised that smoking endangers their child and efforts to reduce the above-mentioned complications should be focused on preventing nicotine addiction among girls and women in reproductive age.
Ključne riječi
smoking; pregnancy; child; development
Hrčak ID:
15807
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Datum izdavanja:
1.3.2006.
Posjeta: 5.214 *