Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Smoking during pregnancy affects fetal DNA

As a result of the devastating effects of chemical substances contained in tobacco smoke, children of women do not get rid of this bad habit, guaranteed to become "nicotine addicts." This was stated by the staff of the US National Institute for the Study of the environment, published a study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

 Smoking during pregnancy affects fetal DNA  smoking during pregnancy

The researchers took blood from 899 children. Mom 287 of them were smoking in the first trimester of pregnancy, and all of these infants were found changes in DNA liability to nicotine addiction, drug and substance abuse.
  "Such genes can not synthesize protein in normal mode," - noted experts.


In addition, the researchers noted that the children of smoking mothers have lower birth weight and a weakened immune system, but it is not the most important thing. Women who do not quit the habit during pregnancy, most miscarriages, premature births, placental displacement and so on.

For reference:
It is estimated that tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, hundreds of which are harmful to health, and at least 69 are carcinogenic.

In his scientific work, scientists from the National Institute for the Study of the environment said that do not yet know whether the stored DNA damage caused   smoking during pregnancy , Throughout the child's life, as a study was conducted. (READ MORE)


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