1. SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY Kärt Raadik, Juliana Talašok Mentors: Mare Vanatoa MD, Urve Kaasik-Aaslav MD, MA Chair of midwifery Tallinn Health Care College Estonia

2.  Maternal cigarette smoking is an ongoing problem in child’s health  According to Estonian National Institute for Health Development Medical birth registry 8,7 % (1357 pregnant women of 13053) smoked during pregnancy  Only 1,8% of pregnant quit smoking during first trimester of pregnancy in 2007.

3. Smoking during pregnancy…  …harms not only the smoker, but also the unborn child.  The risks can be classified into prenatal, perinatal and postnatal health hazards.

4. Passive smoke…  …exposure in infants and children contributes to higher rates of respiratory illness  It is estimated to be responsible for 19% of the expenditures for pediatric respiratory disease

5.  It is important to understand the experience of quitting smoking during pregnancy

6. Pregnancy…  …is a strong incentive to change a woman’s smoking behavior  … and the postpartum period provides a window of opportunity to promote smoking cessation and smoke free families

7. Don´t destroy another´s life

8. Thank You!