A few days ago, World No Tobacco Day was celebrated, in which we talked about the importance of protecting children from the harmful effects of smoke, both in pregnancy and in childhood. Even if we don't see them, the consequences can be very serious for your respiratory health.
According to the study 'Passive prenatal and postnatal smoking and bronchiolitis'by J. Cano Fernández, 40%, almost half of babies admitted for bronchiolitis have been passive smokers in pregnancy.
Bronchiolitis is the most common respiratory condition in children under 2 years. It is caused by an infection of the bronchioles, the last ramifications of the bronchial tubes, caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV or RSV).
It usually begins as a cold that is complicated by attacking the bronchial tubes, which in the case of babies, being the smallest airways, get stuck more easily and need to be admitted.
The study figures speak for themselves. Of 450 infants, 27.3% were diagnosed with bronchiolitis and, of these, 32.9% had at least one smoking parent. It should also be added that one in four of the mothers was also a smoker.
As you know, smoking is a risk factor for the appearance of diseases in the respiratory tract as wheezing and upper and lower respiratory tract infections. And not only during the first months of the babies' lives, and even since they are in the mother's womb.
