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Despite all the efforts female smokers do not give up while being pregnant

Canberra scientists examined the smoking rates in a group of 300 pregnant women preparing for giving birth at several antenatal centers of the city. They discovered that 40 percent of the maternity patients admit they had been smoking before pregnancy and 25 percent continued puffing while expecting their children.

Prof. Douglas Pinkerton, the research leader and associate professor of health psychology at the University of Canberra, School of Public Health, stated the comparatively diminutive decrease in smoking rates was compatible with declining rates across the nation. The most grievous thing in this situation is that despite all the efforts of public health authorities and activists 25 percent of pregnant women are still smoking.

According to the scientists, those women who kept smoking, at least managed to slightly decrease their daily cigarette consumption from an average pack a day to 10. Regular lighting up while being pregnant contributes to doubling the possibility of miscarriage or stillbirth and also increases the risk of health problems of future children including the low birth weight and several other congenital diseases.

The research leader admitted that the study emphasized the significance of enhancing the smoking cessation services for this group of smokers since they need it the most. "Today is a high time to encourage women to give up smoking, since we have many technologies and services at our disposal, so it is up to scientist to help these poor women to overcome their addiction," Mr. Pinkerton declared.

Prof. Pinkerton also added that after speaking with some of examined women she could firmly state that those women have been aware that they have to kick they pernicious habit down at least during pregnancy, however they simple could not do it alone. So at this point, there comes a need to fund a program that would help them successfully give up.

The research as well revealed that almost 40 percent of all women examined during the research were obese or simply overweight; in addition, they ate only half of the advised volume of fruit and a 30% of the advised volume of vegetables.

The latter study was published in the latest edition of the Australian Journal of Public Health and New Zealand Clinical Medicine Journal.

Meantime, there is one more recently revealed research related to smoking during pregnancy and the consequences to future child. The study published in the May issue of America Journal of Preventative Medicine showed that puffing during pregnancy leads to impulsive behavior of their kids. Under the study, children whose moms kept smoking while expecting and breastfeeding were more excitable than those peers of non-smoking moms. In addition, the research found out that kids of smoking mothers also used distinct zones of the brain while performing the test in comparison with the kids of mothers who did not smoke.