A University of Alberta research team is sending out a vehement warning that vaping is not a safe alternative to smoking during pregnancy.
In a recently published paper in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, the researchers reviewed evidence from studies around the world and concluded that using e-cigarettes during pregnancy is associated with harmful outcomes for both mothers and their babies.
"Our recommendation is very straightforward," says Subhabrata Moitra, assistant professor at the Bagchi School of Public Health at Ahmedabad University in India and former postdoctoral fellow at the U of A. "If a mother is smoking while pregnant, ask her to stop because there is no safe alternative."
