Pregnant women who smoke may be at greater risk of adverse effects from bushfires

Title: Pregnant women who smoke may be at greater risk of adverse effects from bushfires
Creator: Kumar, Ratika; Eftekhari, Parivash; Gould, Gillian Sandra
Relation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 18, Issue 12, no. 6223
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126223
Publisher: MDPI AG
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2021
Description: Bushfires substantially increase the environmental health risks for people living in affected areas, especially the disadvantaged (e.g., those experiencing health inequities due to their socio-economic status, racial/ethnic backgrounds, geographic location and/or sexual orientation) and those with pre-existing health conditions. Pregnant women exposed to bushfire smoke are at a greater risk of adverse pregnancy and foetal outcomes, especially if they smoke tobacco, which may compound the toxic impacts. Bushfires may also exacerbate mental stress, leading to an increase in smoking. There are gaps in the evidence and more research is required on the combined effect of bushfire smoke and tobacco smoke on pregnant populations.
Subject: bushfires; wildfires; pregnancy; smoking; SDG 3; SDG 10; Sustainable Development Goals
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1451802
Identifier: uon:44276
Identifier: ISSN:1661-7827
Language: eng
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