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SMOKING DURING
PREGNANCY
Kärt Raadik, Juliana Talašok
Mentors: Mare Vanatoa MD,
Urve Kaasik-Aaslav MD, MA
Chair of midwifery
Tallinn Health Care College
Estonia
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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…
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…harms not only the
smoker, but also the
unborn child.
The risks can be classified
into prenatal, perinatal and
postnatal health hazards.
Passive smoke…
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…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
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It is important to
understand the
experience of quitting
smoking during
pregnancy
Pregnancy…
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…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!