Women Who Vape Around Pregnancy May Wrongly Think It Safe

Nicotine's harmful effect on fetal development not understood by many pregnant users

Many pregnant women in the study thought e-cigarettes would be safer, not realizing that nicotine is dangerous for infant development. Pixabay

Health professionals advise against using any nicotine products during pregnancy, but some women using e-cigarettes before, during, or after pregnancy think it’s safer than smoking, U.S. researchers report.