Children exposed to second-hand smoke are at an increased risk of early death and disease from various causes. The more second-hand smoke a baby is exposed to, the higher the risk of SUDI. And if children are exposed to second-hand smoke, they can have swelling and irritation in their airways.
These problems include:. Children with existing lung and other health problems are at an even greater risk from second-hand smoke and third-hand smoke. Children who live in a household where one or more adults smoke need to go to the doctor more often. It also gives your child positive non-smoking role models. One of the most important things you can do is to make sure no-one smokes near your child in your house or car. Also make sure no-one ever smokes in an enclosed area near your child.
When visiting friends or leaving children in the care of someone else, try to make sure the environment is free of smoke. If you need help to quit, see your health professional for information and advice. You can also call the Quitline Tel. Quit Specialists will provide free support during your pregnancy and for some time after to help you remain a non-smoker.
Aboriginal Quit Specialists are also available. There is evidence to suggest that stopping smoking by the fourth month of pregnancy can reduce some of the risks, such as low birth weight and premature birth.
It is recommended that you first try to quit without medication. However, if you are unable to quit, you may use nicotine replacement therapy gum, lozenges, mouth spray, an inhalator, or hour patches to help you. While using these products is considered safer than smoking, even this smaller amount of nicotine may not be entirely risk-free for your baby. If you are pregnant, it is important to consult your doctor before using nicotine replacement therapy to discuss the risks and benefits of using it.
The Quit Specialists at the Quitline can help you decide what support is best for you. This page has been produced in consultation with and approved by:. In Victoria, you can have two types of abortion: surgical and medication.
Both types are safe and reliable. You can have a medication abortion up to nine weeks of pregnancy. You can have a surgical abortion from around six weeks of pregnancy onwards. Pregnant women with asthma need to continue to take their asthma medication as it is important to the health of both mother and baby that the mother's asthma is well managed.
Exposure to second-hand smoke increases the risk of children developing asthma and provokes more frequent asthma in children with asthma. Pregnancy is calculated from the first day of your last period, not from the date of conception. Content on this website is provided for information purposes only. Information about a therapy, service, product or treatment does not in any way endorse or support such therapy, service, product or treatment and is not intended to replace advice from your doctor or other registered health professional.
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Children whose parents smoke are more likely to suffer from asthma and other serious illnesses that may need hospital treatment.
The sooner you stop smoking, the better. But even if you stop in the last few weeks of your pregnancy this will benefit you and your baby. If your partner or anyone else who lives with you smokes, their smoke can affect you and your baby before and after their birth.
You may also find it more difficult to stop if someone around you smokes. Secondhand smoke can also reduce your baby's birthweight and increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome SIDS , also known as "cot death". Babies whose parents smoke are more likely to be admitted to hospital for bronchitis and pneumonia during their first year.
To find out more about quitting and to get support, your partner can call the NHS Smokefree helpline on from 9am to 8pm Monday to Friday, and 11am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday. You can use nicotine replacement therapy NRT during pregnancy if it will help you stop smoking and you're unable to stop without it. It's not recommended that you take stop smoking tablets such as Champix or Zyban during pregnancy. NRT contains only nicotine and none of the damaging chemicals found in cigarettes, so it is a much better option than continuing to smoke.
It helps you by giving you the nicotine you would have had from a cigarette. You can also buy it over the counter without a prescription from a pharmacy. NRT patches should be used for no more than 16 hours in any hour period. The best way to remember this is to remove the patch at bedtime. Before using any of these products, speak to a midwife, GP, a pharmacist or a specialist stop smoking adviser. By getting this specialist advice you can be sure that you're doing the best for your baby and for you.
Remember, you are twice as likely to be successful at quitting if you get some support from a trained adviser. Pregnant women are advised to avoid liquorice-flavoured nicotine products. Although there is no known risk with small amounts of liquorice flavouring, the manufacturers advise caution. This caution is based on information about the adverse effects associated with excessive amounts of liquorice root.
As other flavours are available, pregnant women are advised to choose an alternative, such as fruit or mint. E-cigarettes are fairly new and there are still some things we do not know.
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