Use of nicotine gum in pregnancy put unborn babies at risk

Pregnant using nicotine treatment for smoking cessation either gum or patches, both are harm for unborn baby.

Scientists say that the use of a nicotine in quitting smoking leads to absorption of nicotine by foetus lead high blood pressure and heart problems they have in their lives later.

U.S. researchers say that nicotine leads to form chemicals materials in the blood vessels of the fetus while still in his mother’s womb was not born yet, and these materials lead to damage to blood vessels of the fetus, which increases the chances of suffering a disease, blood pressure and heart problems.

Mothers who smoke are advised to stop smoking before pregnancy, where smoking in pregnancy put the child to die after birth , being born premature or major health problems over his life.

nicotine used chewing gum to quit smoking as it contains nicotine, which removes the body feeling the need to give up cigarettes and addicted person smoking cigarettes, not advisable to use products containing nicotine to patients with heart disease, renal failure and pregnant women.

In a study published in the British Journal of Pharmacology, the researchers showed that baby rats whose mothers exposed to nicotine suffer from high blood pressure.

It is known that high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes because it puts extra strain on the arteries and heart.

Dr DaLiao Xiao from the University of California, “We have found distinctive links between cigarette smoking, or even the use of nicotine-containing materials such as gum or patch it cause long term damage to the child.

More than a quarter of mothers in Britain smoke during pregnancy or trying to quit smoking once knowing they are pregnant.
Doctors advised mothers who try to quit smoking and the use of nicotine products, nicotine gum trying to use instead of nicotine patch.

Professor Jeremy Pearson, Associate Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation: “This study provides further evidence that exposure to nicotine during pregnancy not only has direct adverse impacts on the fetus, but may increase the risk of heart disease and blood circulation in children as they grow.

Any form of nicotine is bad for women during pregnancy, but nicotine replacement therapy such as patches, chewing gum, is better than smoking.