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Pregnant women are advised to avoid electronic cigarettes and vapes because of lack of evidence of their safety.
According to Australia's Alexander Larcombe, an Australian e-cigarette researcher, many people think that e-cigarettes are more safe than smoking during pregnancy.
"It's totally unfounded and almost certainly not true," said Dr. Larcombe, according to an article published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
"Women and babies are always at risk of exposure to nicotine and other potentially harmful chemicals.
"My concern is that we just do not know what are the effects on the unborn baby."
People aged 18 to 39 are the biggest consumers of Australian e-cigarettes.
In recent research, Dr. Larcombe found that six out of ten "nicotine-free" electronic cigarettes contained nicotine.
A toxic chemical, generally present in pesticides and disinfectants, was also present.
According to him, the literature suggests that nicotine has the greatest impact on the health of the unborn baby.
"This has an impact on brain development, so on behavior, memory and the child's learning," he said.
"It also affects the growth and development of the lungs and negatively affects the range of other organs."
Dr. Larcombe stated that further research was needed.
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