Baby Can not Sleep with Smokers (Thu, March 31, 2011 12:03 pm)

Baby Can not Sleep with Smokers (Thu, March 31, 2011 12:03 pm)

SHOULD parents who smoke do not sleep in the same room with their babies. Therefore, the nicotine content of cigarettes attached to the skin or clothing can be dangerous to the health of the baby.

Researchers conducted a study in Catalonia, Spain. The study highlights the effects of tobacco smoke in infants and is associated with a private room. They also interviewed the parents of 1123 infants under the age of 18 months.

After doing the analysis, hair samples in 252 infants contain nicotine. The baby was sleeping with parents who smoke in one room. Levels are even three times higher than babies who sleep apart from parents smokers.

"Being a second-hand smoke is a major cause of child mortality in developed countries," said Guadalupe Ortega, principal investigator, recently. Ortega also added ventilation bedroom may not be effective in reducing the level of exposure to toxins in secondhand smoke. (MI /***)