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Is Passive Smoking Harmful During Pregnancy?

Posted on Thu, 24 Dec 2015

Question: Hi,

I'm using tabaco and cigrates in my daily life and my question is there is any effect will come across in my wife prgency??

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No harm to fetus

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns.

Your wife is pregnant and you are concerned that the cigarette smoke will affect your baby. Fortunately secondary smoke will not affect your baby while in the uterus. But immediately after birth the secondary smoke will affect your child's development and overall health. I recommend for your child's sake this is the time to stop smoking.

I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again if you have any other questions

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ronald Schubert (3 minutes later)

Is there any problem will come across on her to getting prgency while i'm using tabaco or cigrates??

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Secondary smoke will affect your wife but not the baby in her womb

Detailed Answer:
The dangers of second hand smoke will affect your wife but not the baby. The secondary smoke can cause asthma and lung problems with your wife. I again strongly recommend that you stop smoking or at least restrict your smoking to outdoors.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar