Friday, September 07, 2007

Killing babies

There are several babies around me seeing their first light these days. Some of them are more lucky then others.

People usually don't give a shit about me when I talk about these things but maybe the risk of causing someone to miscarriage might be interesting?!


"Women who were exposed to their parents' smoking as children may have a higher likelihood of a miscarriage, new research suggests.In a study of nearly 2200 non-smoking pregnant women undergoing fertility treatment, researchers found that those exposed to their parents' second-hand smoke during childhood were 80% more likely to have a miscarriage compared with women whose parents didn't smoke.

The findings appear in the American Journal of Epidemiology."

From http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2020532.htm?health


"Second hand smoking can cause miscarriage
Published 11 August 2006. Women who don't smoke themselves but are exposed to second hand smoking during pregnancy run a higher risk of suffer from miscarriage. That is shown in a study that has been made at the Karolinska institutet, says the Uppsala Nya Tidning and Svenska Dagbladet. The examination shows that the increased risk of miscarriage is 67 percent. The results suggests that pregnant women should avoid spending any time what so ever in environments where they can be exposed tobacco smoke according to researchers at the Karolinska institutet."

From https://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=37482&a=637422 (Swedish news on TV, SVT)

So if babies can DIE of smoke, what n earth do you think it does to YOU and ME and everybody else that are exposed to smoke?! You do whatever you feel like to your body and your life but show that much respect for others around you so you don't force them to inhale the obviously dangerous substances even if it might not kill us immediately. Just because some are not aware enough not to care enough about themselves and say that it is ok, does that make you as a smoker less guilty of exposing others to smoke?

Why is this Natasja so annoyingly furious about this all the time? It's simple, every smoker (that is smoker who smokes when there is anyone around) is causing me and thousands even millions of others problems in one way or another in our daily lives. So, I am sorry for bugging you. And for the rest of you who just stand by and say nothing, thanks!

Have a nice day!

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