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USING any nicotine in pregnancy could harm your baby, experts claim.
Expectant mothers who use vapes, gum or patches may have a higher risk of “sudden infant death” in their children.
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While the dangers of smoking in pregnancy are well known, research suggests replacement products are also not risk-free.
Swedish scientists tracked more than 2million babies over 20 years to see how nicotine affected them.
Dr Anna Gunnerbeck, of the Karolinska Institutet, said: “Given the growing popularity of e-cigarettes, women need to be informed of the potential risk to foetuses and infants.”
Around 3.2million people in the UK use e-cigarettes, with officials concerned about rising use in teenagers.
Research suggests e-cigarettes are significantly less dangerous to people’s health than regular cigarettes, reducing the risks of deadly illnesses like cancer and heart disease.
Current evidence also suggests they are much less harmful during pregnancy than smoking, with the NHS advising they are “much safer for you and your baby”.
Vapes do not contain tar or carbon monoxide, which are particularly harmful to developing babies.
However, their full impact is not yet known due to their relative newness to the market.
Other nicotine replacement therapy can be prescribed by GPs to help pregnant women quit smoking when pregnant.
The latest study, published in Pediatric Research, looked at the impact of nicotine specifically on babies’ health.
Researchers surveyed mothers who gave birth from 1999 to 2019 in Sweden to see whether they smoked or used snus — a tobacco product placed in the gums.
Swedish snus is high in nicotine but is not burned like cigarettes, so is considered similar to vaping and other nicotine products, the researchers said.
They cross referenced this with whether their child died while in the womb or from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) — the unexpected death of an apparently healthy baby.
Babies were three times more likely to die if their mothers used either product.
The researchers said the findings suggest all nicotine products could pose a risk.
Dr Gunnerbeck said: “Our study indicates that nicotine is a risk factor of sudden infant death, so we conclude that all types of nicotine products should be avoided during pregnancy.”
She told The Sun: “It is true that we have only studied smoking and Swedish snuff.
“Swedish snuff — in contrast to American snuff — contains very high levels of nicotine but no combustion products and very low levels of nitrosamines.
“The common substance between cigarettes and Swedish snuff is nicotine.
“Animal studies of prenatal nicotine, have showed similar results as studies of infants of smoking mothers, which is why nicotine is believed to be involved in the mechanism.”
But campaigners insist women who smoke should not be put off nicotine replacement products when trying to quit during pregnancy.
Hazel Cheeseman, of Action on Smoking and Health, told The Sun: “Smoking in pregnancy is a known risk for sudden infant death.
“Further evidence that snus may pose a risk to babies is concerning.
“However, mothers using nicotine replacement therapy or vapes to quit tobacco use during pregnancy should be reassured that this does not mean these products are harmful.
“In fact, nicotine replacement products are licensed medicines for use in pregnancy and have been shown to be safe.
“It is important that mothers and the people they live with do not smoke during pregnancy and keep any smoke outside once the baby is born to reduce the risk of harm to the baby.”
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Lisa Marie Presley shared about ‘grief’ and feeling ‘destroyed’ in devastating final post before her sudden death at 54
LISA Marie Presley’s final message on Instagram was a discussion about grief.
Elvis Presley’s daughter, who passed away suddenly on Thursday, spent her last years in anguish over her son Benjamin’s suicide.
Lisa Marie died at age 54 after suffering cardiac arrest at her home.
Paramedics performed CPR on the 54-year-old singer after finding her in her Calabasas, California, home before taking her in for treatment.
FINAL POST
Her final Instagram post was meant to help others deal with grief.
“Hi. In honor of it being National Grief Awareness Day , I wrote an essay about Grief which was posted today on PEOPLE.” she shared. “I thought I’d post it here in the hopes that anyone who needs to hear all of this it helps in some way.”
Elvis’ only grandson died by suicide after a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 27 on July 12, 2020.
In an essay she gave to PEOPLE, Lisa Marie shared what she’s learned in the time since her son’s death.
“This is not a comfortable subject for anyone, and it is most unpopular to talk about,” she wrote. “But if we’re going (to) make any progress on the subject, grief has to get talked about.
“Death is part of life whether we like it or not — and so is grieving,” she continued. “Grief does not stop or go away in any sense, a year, or years after the loss. Grief is something you will have to carry with you for the rest of your life, in spite of what certain people or our culture wants us to believe. You do not “get over it,” you do not “move on,” period.”
Lisa Marie confessed that she “beats myself up tirelessly” and blamed herself every day for Benjamin’s death.
Her advice was to lean on others.
“This is where finding others who have experienced a similar loss can be the only way to go. Support groups that have your specific kind of loss in common. I go to them, and I hold them for other bereaved parents at my home.
“Nothing, absolutely NOTHING takes away the pain, but finding support can sometimes help you feel a little bit less alone.”
SAD NEWS
Lisa Marie’s mother, Priscilla Presley, confirmed the news of her passing in a statement, according to PEOPLE.
She said: “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us.”
The actress went on: “She was the most passionate, strong, and loving woman I have ever known. We ask for privacy as we try to deal with this profound loss.
“Thank you for your love and prayers. At this time there will be no further comment.”
FINAL PHOTOS
Her death comes just two days after her appearance at the Golden Globe Awards Tuesday, where she supported Elvis star Austin Butler.
In her final photos, Lisa Marie looked frail, and had to cling to actor Austin’s arm.
Austin famously played Lisa Marie’s dad, Elvis, and just two days before her health crisis, he won the Golden Globe for his role as the rocker in the self-titled biopic.
Wearing an all-black dress, Lisa-Marie wrapped her arms around the actor for support as she walked.
Her eyes looked distant and tired and she had a slight slouch.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.
Seen here around 1970, she was the only daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley[/caption]
Austin Butler helped Lisa Marie just before the Golden Globes[/caption]