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Study: Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Increases Pregnancy Risks
Miscarriage, stillbirth and ectopic pregnancy among possible complications
According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, passive smoking and increased exposure to secondhand smoke puts women at bigger risk for miscarriage, stillbirth, or an ectopic pregnancy.
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The historical data of more than 80,000 women who had gone through menopause were taken into consideration for the research. These women had also taken part in a Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study.
All of these women had had a pregnancy at least once. Among them, 6.3 percent (5,000) were smokers, 43 percent (35,000) used to be smokers, and 50.6 percent (41,000) were non-smokers.
Almost one in every three participants had had at least one miscarriage, 4.4 percent had experienced a stillbirth, and 2.5 percent had undergone an ectopic pregnancy.
Those who smoked during their reproductive years had a 16 percent higher risk of miscarriage, 44 percent higher risk of stillbirth and ectopic pregnancies, compared to women who were not smokers.
ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOWNevertheless, the health of expectant women and their babies still improved when smoking bans were implemented in public areas, decreasing their exposure to secondhand smoke. In a study based in Scotland, the rate of preterm births dropped after such a smoking ban.
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Sources:
• February 26, 2014. Bahar Gholipour. “Second-hand Smoke Linked to Increased Risk of Miscarriage, Stillbirth” livescience.com
• February 27, 2014. Mary Elizabeth Dallas. “Secondhand Smoke Linked to Miscarriage Risk” webmd.com
• March 3, 2014. Emma Innes. “Passive smoking ‘dramatically increases’ the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth and ectopic pregnancy” dailymail.co.uk
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