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SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY
Kärt Raadik, Juliana Talašok
Mentors: Mare Vanatoa MD,
Urve Kaasik-Aaslav MD, MA
Chair of midwifery
Tallinn Health Care College
Estonia
Maternal cigarette smoking is an ongoing problem in child’s health
According to Estonian National Institute for Health Development Medical birth registry 8,7 % (1357 pregnant women of 13053) smoked during pregnancy
Only 1,8% of pregnant quit smoking during first trimester of pregnancy in 2007.
Smoking during pregnancy… …harms not only the
smoker, but also the unborn child.
The risks can be classified into prenatal, perinatal and postnatal health hazards.
Passive smoke… …exposure in infants and children contributes
to higher rates of respiratory illness It is estimated to be responsible for 19% of
the expenditures for pediatric respiratory disease
It is important to understand the experience of quitting smoking during pregnancy
Pregnancy… …is a strong incentive to
change a woman’s smoking behavior
… and the postpartum period provides a window of opportunity to promote smoking cessation and smoke free families
Don´t destroy another´s life
Thank You!
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