One of the negative consequences of tobacco use during pregnancy is manifested in the weight of babies at birth. A work published in the journal Early Human Development reveals that the children of smoking women weigh about 200 grams less at birth.
The researchers, from the University of Zaragoza, examined the case of 1,216 newborns of Caucasian mothers, of whom 22 percent smoked about 8 cigarettes a day. The results indicated that mothers who smoke during pregnancy have babies 180 to 230 grams thinner. "Tobacco use during pregnancy implies a generalized reduction in most of the parameters as a result of impaired fetal growth ," Gerardo Rodríguez, one of the authors, explained to SINC. "Newborns of women who smoked during pregnancy are smaller and have less subcutaneous fat compartment."
The first works that demonstrated the consequences of passive smoking on health were published in the 1980s. Since then, society has become increasingly aware of the dangers that tobacco also poses for non-smokers, especially the youngest.
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