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We all know that smoking is injurious to health. We have all heard of harmful effects of smoking on the pregnant woman and her unborn baby. However, do we realize how dangerous smoking is to baby once he is born? That is right, even if small babies do not smoke, they are hugely impacted if people around them (especially family and friends who stay or visit their homes often) smoke. Let us understand why and what we can do to protect our little ones.
Passive smoking refers to someone breathing in the smoke from another person’s cigarettes. Such smoke, coming from someone else, is also called second-hand smoke. It consists of two types of smoke:
So even if you do not smoke, when you are in the vicinity of someone who smokes, you are breathing in the second-hand smoke which can be very dangerous, and for no fault of yours. Thousands are known to be impacted by lungs and cardio problems as a result of passive smoking.
There is also another dimension to this called third-hand smoke. When someone smokes, the toxins from it settles in things all around him. These things include the smoker’s clothes, clothes of people nearby, furniture, floor and hair. Anybody coming in contact with any of these items will be exposed to the toxins from third-hand smoke.
All of us are affected by passive smoking. But babies are more impacted because:
So clearly, the babies are more exposed to second-hand smoke than we would like. Here are few ways how it impacts them and you should be aware of it:
The harmful effects of passive smoking on babies do sound scary. So how do you protect your baby?
Want to more about how smoking can impact your health, your fertility and your baby’s health? Please read:
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