Warning .. Smoking in a pregnant woman affects her child "around the eyes" …

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Smoking a mother during pregnancy exposes her children to a risk of developing dementia and visual impairment, according to a recent Chinese study.

The study was conducted by researchers from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and published its findings Wednesday in the journal Acta Ophthalmologica.

The ulcer is an optical defect that unbalances the eyes, so that each eye turns in a different direction: one eye can focus forward, while the other deviates toward the eye. inside, outside, up or down.

This imbalance can also be observed in the eyes and sometimes even disappear or disappear, which can be transmitted between the eyes.

The eyes also cause visual impairment, sometimes double vision and impaired vision, as well as "blurs" or "lazy eyes" resulting from the neglect of vision in one eye.

To investigate the relationship between maternal smoking and childhood injury, the team reviewed the results of 11 scientific studies conducted in this regard.

They found that maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with a 46% increase in the risk of neonatal death, one of the most common eye diseases in children.

Maternal smoking was associated with 10 cigarettes a day during pregnancy, a 79% increase in the risk of developing a disease in their children, researchers said.

"Smoking a mother is a public health problem, especially in developing countries, and has a major impact on birth control," said Dr. Zukson Lo, head of the research team.

Previous studies have shown that women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have children with health problems, including low birth weight, premature birth, congenital anomalies, and sudden infant death syndrome.

She pointed out that maternal smoking also affects the lungs' effectiveness in babies, which are major causes of infant mortality, as well as its negative impact on physical growth and maturity in adolescence.

For its part, the World Health Organization reported in its latest report that tobacco kills nearly 6 million people every year in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, including more than 5 million smokers and former users of tobacco. and about 600,000 non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke. Smoking is one of the leading causes of many chronic diseases, including cancer, lung disease, heart disease and blood vessels.