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!