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CAN YOU VAPE WHILE PREGNANT?

You can vape while pregnant, but this should only be in the event that you really can't stop smoking. Nicotine may damage the developing brain of an unborn baby, so while studies that have looked at health outcomes for vaping while pregnant seem to indicate similar birth weights for children of vapers and non-smokers, there is evidence that nicotine can decrease cell numbers and/or cell size in numerous brain regions.

INTRODUCTION

It is common knowledge that cigarette smoke is bad for an unborn child, but few know how bad it can really be. This can be dangerous as smoking is "the number 1 cause of adverse outcomes for babies". (1)

In fact in 2015 over 11% of all new mothers smoked.

When you smoke, you don't just inhale nicotine, but the 4000 other chemicals, like lead and cyanide, tar or carbon monoxide - pick your poison! All of the chemicals enter the bloodstream, and from there straight to the baby.

But it's not just the chemicals either, the carbon monoxide that you breathe in with cigarette smoke actually replaces the the oxygen the baby needs.

In an adult it can take year for smoking to have a noticeable effect, but for an unborn baby, it is almost instantaneous.

If you smoke during pregnancy your baby is more likely to have:

  1. Complications during pregnancy and birth
  2. A higher risk of stillbirth
  3. A Premature birth, which can lead to a whole host of problems
  4. A much higher chance of being born underweight, babies born by mothers who smoke are on average 200g lighter. This can lead to problem during labour and an increased chance of infection
  5. A much higher risk of suffering from asthma
  6. A higher chance of sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS, or as it's otherwise known, cot death.

But it's not just pregnant women who should quit smoking, secondhand cigarette smoke can hurt the baby as well. Smoking around a pregnant mother can cause some of the above problems as well, including loss of weight and cot death.

Babies whose parents smoke will also more likely develop bronchitis and pneumonia as well during the first year.

The advice that the NHS, the Royal college of Midwives and ASH all give is the same, if you are pregnant stop smoking immediately.

However, when pregnant women can't quit smoking, Electronic Cigarettes are a better alternative. Let's have a look at E cigarettes in pregnancy!

CAN YOU USE E-CIGARETTES DURING PREGNANCY?

Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things many of us will do. It is not only the nicotine that is addictive, but the chemicals and even the sugar. (2)

And there is a psychological element as well. Smokers for years associate puffing on something with a relaxing effect and that can be a habit which is hard to break. Especially with the stress of pregnancy.

That's why if you truly cannot quit smoking then electronic cigarettes can help; it gives you the nicotine that your body craves but without the 4000 chemicals and other harmful chemicals. The carbon monoxide especially is terrible for the baby, and just taking that away can help a great deal (according to the NHS).

E-cigarettes can also help with the psychological effect as well. As they are shaped in a cigarette shape and you breathe in vapour it feels more like a cigarette.

Second hand smoke is also not possible with e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes don't even produce smoke, but the vapour has been shown to have no adverse effect on people around it. (3)

And nicotine itself is "relatively harmless" (according to the Royal Collage of Midwives) to the baby, though (again) no nicotine would still be better.

Sadly there hasn't been much study on the effects of just e-cigarettes to help pregnant women, as e-cigarettes are still new. However we can at least draw some conclusions from the studies done with NRT (nicotine replacement therapy). NRT includes patches, gum and inhalators, all of which contain nicotine.

Dr Sue Cooper from the University of Nottingham studied the effect of NRT on pregnant women and unborn children in 2014 (4).  She found that with NRT substantially improved the chances for babies to be born healthy.

Finally e-cigarettes can help where a lot of the NRT's can't.

As Cancer Research says, people who use NRT without professional help have the same chance of quitting as just going cold turkey (5). And if you compare NRT to E-cigarettes, you have a 60% better chance of stopping smoking with e-cigarettes then with NRT alone.

 

WHAT'S IN E-CIGARETTES?

E Cigarettes work by heating a liquid mixture containing nicotine, flavourings, vegetable glycerine and propylene glycol into an aerosol or 'vapour' that can be inhaled. Nicotine exchange still occurs in the lungs, like with smoking, but without tar or carbon monoxide also getting into the lungs, negatively impacting oxygen exchange. 

Public Health England's evidence review found that E Cigarettes are at least 95% less harmful than tobacco cigarettes and Cancer Research UK's own study found E-Cigarettes to be around 97% less harmful! Public Health England put out a video comparing cigarette smoke and E-Cigarette vapour, showing the difference on cotton in a jar often used to simulate lungs. This demonstrates that E Cigarette use is a better choice for pregnant women if they must inhale nicotine over using other forms of nicotine replacement, if they are are having trouble quitting smoking.

2024 Update - The most comprehensive review to-date by Cochrane confirms that E-Cigarettes help people to quit smoking better than traditional nicotine replacement products (6), like nicotine patches and nicotine gum!

WHAT ARE THE OTHER FORMS OF NICOTINE REPLACEMENT?

In addition to electronic cigarettes, there are Nicotine Replacement Therapy products that can deliver nicotine to the body without the harms from cigarette smoke for quitting smoking. These include:

Nicotine patch - A transdermal patch that delivers nicotine through the skin.

Nicotine gum - Releases nicotine that is absorbed through the lining of the mouth.

Nicotine lozenges - Releases nicotine that is absorbed through the lining of the mouth.

Nicotine inhalator - allows the user to inhale nicotine via a mist.

Nicotine Replacement Therapy products can help to curb cravings when you quit smoking, but do not provide a substitute for the hand-to-mouth action that smokers are so used to. This is where electronic nicotine delivery systems - or e cigarettes - can be useful and, as recent studies indicate, could be more useful than NRT when you quit smoking.

SHOULD YOU USE E-CIGARETTES WHILE PREGNANT - CONCLUSION

As we have said throughout this whole article, it will always be better for you to quit smoking entirely. That is without question.

But if you can't do it, then e-cigarettes might be the solution for you. It feels more like a cigarette, and gets you the nicotine you need without the carbon monoxide or the chemicals.

Electronic cigarettes also don't produce and 2nd hand smoke, so if you aren’t the mother you can still help by switching to e-cigarettes.

As long as you avoid the Aniseed flavours like our absinthe flavour (as liquorice root is bad for the baby) e-cigarettes are a marked improvement over smoking.

So if you can't seem to quit smoking and you or someone you know is expecting, why not try one of our e-cigarette starter kits?

*2024 Update - Now you can get a FREE e cigarette starter kit* when you buy a box of SMOKO E-Cigarette refills! *(Cigalike starter kit, one per customer)

 

REFERENCES

(1) Babycenter: Smoking during pregnancy

(2) Knowledge and Awareness of Added Sugar in Cigarettes

(3) E-cigarettes: an evidence update - A report commissioned by Public Health
England

(4) Effect of nicotine patches in pregnancy on infant and maternal outcomes at 2 years

(5) E-Cigarettes in Stop Smoking Services

(6) Latest Cochrane Review finds high certainty evidence that nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective than traditional nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) in helping people quit smoking

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

SMOKO E CigarettesWritten by Mike Cameron

Mike Cameron is a former smoker of 15 years (2 packs a day) until he successfully quit using a cigalike.  Mike is the Co-Founder and CEO of SMOKO E-Cigarettes and over the last 10 years, SMOKO has prevented 600M+ cigarettes from being smoked, helped their customers save £320M+ of their hard-earned money from going up in smoke and helped 10,000’s of adult smokers in 25+ countries to live smoke-free.

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EACH CIGARETTE YOU SMOKE TAKES 11 MINUTES OFF YOUR LIFE

SMOKING IS THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE THINGS FOR OUR HEALTH

For the last 5 decades, doctors and medical professionals have been saying that smoking cigarettes is one of the worst things for your health.

Over 80,000 people a year die prematurely in the UK due to smoking-related diseases.

Cigarettes have been found to cause over 14 types of cancer, can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, and lead to debilitating respiratory issues like COPD and asthma.

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LEADING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AGREE VAPING IS 95% LESS HARMFUL THAN SMOKING

Leading medical groups and researchers all agree that "e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than smoking" because they don't have the same harmful chemicals in cigarettes.

From Public Health England, Cancer Research UK or the Royal College of Midwives, they all agree that quitting smoking or finding a healthier alternative like vaping is something all adult smokers should do immediately.

Some medical studies also show that nicotine can help to control your appetite - so vaping may help you to lose weight as well!

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MILLIONS OF EX-SMOKERS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE QUIT SMOKING WITH VAPING

We started SMOKO E-Cigarettes over 10 years ago to give adult smokers a realistic and less harmful alternative to smoking cigarettes.

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Many of the disposable vapes sold in convenience stores use Chinese made e-liquids and ingredients,

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We use freebase nicotine - instead of nic salts - in all of our e-liquids to create a more realistic smoking sensation and a stronger throat hit. We also have a great range of nicotine-free vapes!

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IS VAPING SAFER THAN SMOKING

All the recent research does suggest that vaping is much safer than smoking traditional cigarettes. There are very few side effect of vaping you should be aware of the symptoms of vaping too much and how to control the amount of nicotine you consume.

But without the 4,000 chemicals, tar and 2nd hand smoke found with traditional tobacco, vaping is by far a better choice for a healthier lifestyle.

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VAPING IS UP TO 80% CHEAPER THAN SMOKING

In this financial crisis, smoking cigarettes is becoming unaffordable for most families. However, there is a misconception that vaping is expensive.

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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHY YOU SHOULD QUIT SMOKING CIGARETTES AND SWITCH TO VAPING

WHAT ARE THE HARMFUL CHEMICALS THAT ARE FOUND IN CIGARETTES?

It is common knowledge that tobacco cigarettes are really bad for us. There are over 4,000 harmful chemicals in cigarettes and 50 known carcinogens!

Some of the chemicals include Tar, Carbon Monoxide, Arsenic, Formaldehyde, Acetone, Ammonia, Acetic Acid, Hydrogen Cyanide, Lead, DDT and Butane to name a few. No one in their right mind would put any of these chemicals into bodies!

Due to these chemicals, each time you light up a cigarette, you take 11 minutes off the end of your life! And when you smoke, everything has a stale smoke smell!

WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS IN E-CIGARETTES AND VAPES?

The reason why medical professionals around the world suggest switching to electronic cigarettes and vapes is the lack of those chemicals found in cigarettes.

In fact, e-cigarettes only have 4 main ingredients. Propylene Glycol and Vegetable Glycerin, Flavourings and nicotine. Nicotine is the only physical reason why you smoke and there are many health advantages of nicotine.

So if you compare the amount of ingredients in a cigalike vs. tobacco cigarettes, there is a 99% difference.

WHICH IS THE BEST CIGALIKE OR VAPE TO USE?

Many adult smokers looking to quit and switch to a cigalike or vape starter kit will have a lot of choice. There are many types of e-cigarettes on the market and they do essentially the same thing. But how do you find the right vape for you?

A SMOKO Vape starter kit uses magnetic techology to hold the vape refills in place. With the SMOKO Cigalike starter kit, you simply screw the e-cig refills into the battery.

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