Babies born to moms who vape while pregnant are at greater risk of developing pulmonary dysfunction, in line with a latest mouse study from The Ohio State University (OSU). Researchers also found the danger of pulmonary diseases, akin to asthma, continued into maturity. The findings are published ahead of print within the American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, and the study has been chosen as an APSselect article for December.

“There are absolutely a variety of risks with vaping, especially while pregnant, and that is what our research is starting to solidify. Moms who’re pregnant should avoid vaping.” -;Matthew W. Gorr, PhD

Physiologists conducted this study in pregnant mice that were exposed to e-cigarette vapor five days every week for 4 hours every day. A control group of mice was exposed to filtered air. A few of the findings within the offspring of those mice include:

• significantly higher body weight at maturity but not at birth;
• impaired pulmonary function;
• increased lung scarring and stiffness (fibrosis); and
• hypersecretion of mucus, leading to airway narrowing.

These findings bolster the idea that vaping is just not a very good alternative to traditional flamable cigarettes, in line with the study’s lead creator, Matthew W. Gorr, PhD, a research assistant professor at OSU.

Vaping while pregnant not only affects birth outcomes of their children, but additionally when their children turn into adults, it might give them a greater propensity to develop pulmonary disease.”

Matthew W. Gorr, PhD, Research Assistant Professor at OSU

Roughly 8.1 million adults within the U.S. use e-cigarettes, in line with a 2018 finding of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The health agency has labeled vaping a public health concern and linked the practice to an outbreak of lung injury and deaths amongst adults in 2020.

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American Physiological Society (APS)