Consequences of smoking during pregnancy on child development

Consequences of smoking during pregnancy on child development

  - The risk of occurrence of nicotine withdrawal symptoms in newborns when the number of cigarettes consumed by the mother during pregnancy exceeds 10 cigarettes a day
Consequences of smoking during pregnancy on child development
  - Increased risk of respiratory disorders in functioning characterized by decreasing respiratory function, bronchial hyperactivity and increased frequency of childhood respiratory diseases (bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, etc.).

  - All epidemiological studies show that smoking during pregnancy and passive smoking during childhood increase the risk of sudden infant death (risk increases 3 times). According to some authors, the number of sudden infant deaths could be reduced by two thirds if there is parental smoking.
Consequences of smoking during pregnancy on child development
  - Tobacco supply has reduced by decreasing prolactin levels by 30% - 50%. Nicotine in cigarette smoke quickly get milk because it is less bound to plasma proteins. However, breast milk of a smoker is better than artificial formula milk for baby's development.

- Effects of smoking during pregnancy continues to be felt later, when the child will have growth retardation, learning disabilities, behavioral disorders and other problems of intellectual skills.
Consequences of smoking during pregnancy on child development
- Increased risk of systolic hypertension (at age 6)

There seems to be a higher level of nicotine dependence in children whose mothers smoke and a significant correlation between uterine exposure to smoking and tobacco use in adolescence.