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Smoking while pregnant (Mail today)

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AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 12 Apr 2005 15:13

Scientists (American) have discovered that a child whose Grandmother smoked during pregnancy has nearly double the risk of developing asthma, even if the chid's Mother doesn't smoke. the startling findings suggest that the damaging efects of tobacco can be passed down the generations. the American researchers believe toxic chemicals in tobacco smoke could cause genetic changes or damage a baby girl's eggs. This in turn could weaken the immune systems of future generations, making them more susceptible to developing asthma. The combine effect of both a Mother and grandmother who smoked during pregnancy gave a child a 2.6 times higher chance of having asthma. Ann Glos

(¯`*•.¸*Karen on the Coast*(¯`*•.¸

(¯`*•.¸*Karen on the Coast*(¯`*•.¸ Report 12 Apr 2005 15:17

both of my grandmothers smoked and i haven't got asthma and yet neither of my daughters grandmothers smoke and both of mine have asthma Karen

Sarah

Sarah Report 12 Apr 2005 15:18

That is frightening. I have never smoked as i have asthma (my mum did smoke when pregnant with me but not with my sisters- i am the only one with asthma!) Hopefully my mum's smoking won't have caused too many problems for my girls. I really hope people take heed of this story.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 12 Apr 2005 15:19

I can imagine a scientist saying Aah, it jumped a generation. Ann glos

Shelli4

Shelli4 Report 12 Apr 2005 15:26

My mum smoked with both my sister and I.... NONE of her three have any problems... My youngest and my twins both suffered from brochilitis and infantile asthma, all 3 even admitted to hosp for the bronchilitis. While my daughter, the eldest, was fine as a baby, but has very mild asthma now. explain that??? Shell not smoked since pregnant with eldest, while sisiter smoked thru all three of her pregancies

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 12 Apr 2005 15:30

Shelli I would imagine that it is not only smoking but some other 'gene' that makes a child susceptible combined with the toxic effect of smoking. Ann glos

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 12 Apr 2005 15:33

On an unrelated health issue, also in the mail. i find it more scary that if I develop bowel cancer i will wait twice as long (more than 6 months) for life saving treatment as somebosy who developed it five years ago. what price progress? Ann Glos

Shelli4

Shelli4 Report 12 Apr 2005 15:34

Ann just been thinking about that Ann, I presume as we have different fathers that would explain it....i got the faulty gene from him and the smoking bit from my mum??? Just guessing now LOL

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 12 Apr 2005 15:43

Who knows? I do know that you can prove anything with statistics though. Ann Glos

Lindy

Lindy Report 12 Apr 2005 16:13

Ann, Neither of my Grandmothers smoked but Mum smoked like a chimney through all of her pregnancies, and all four of us have bronchial asthma. Interestingly enough since I started digging up rellies, I have discovered that two of my late father's brothers died in their teens of 'lung disease' Dad died of emphysema and he was a smoker. I too used to be a heavy smoker but never smoked during my pregnancies, cigarettes made me ill. Number two son had asthma as a child but has thankfully grown out of it. Lindy%3B-%29))

Deanna

Deanna Report 12 Apr 2005 16:19

If they know all these things, why oh why do they still sell the stuff? If they(whom ever THEY are) were really bothered they would stop selling it, surely? Deanna

Lisa

Lisa Report 12 Apr 2005 16:26

both of mine did i think and my daughter doesn't have asthma but i doxxxxxxx(:

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 12 Apr 2005 17:36

When I see pregnant women light up it makes me feel sick. Ok years ago the dangers wasnt really known, but today there is no excuse to smoke while pregnant. I would never deliberatly inflict toxic substances to my unborn child, If i smoked then my baby would be priority, not my anticipated anguish trying to refrain from the weed. Elaine x