E-cigarettes During Preconception or Pregnancy may Cause Depression

Nearly one-third of women who reported e-cigarette use had symptoms of depression in pregnancy, reveals a new study.

Women who report e-cigarette use during pregnancy have a higher likelihood of depressive symptoms, severe mental health conditions, and substance abuse, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Women's Health.//

A new study of 1,365 racially/ethnically diverse, low-income pregnant women found that 4% reported e-cigarette use. White non-Hispanic women were more likely to use e-cigarettes compared to women who used conventional cigarettes or reported no tobacco product use, according to an article, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

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‘Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is known to be a harmful reproductive and developmental agent. Increased efforts by providers to screen for tobacco and polysubstance use and to provide cessation services could improve the outcomes of mothers and children. ’

The study entitled "Electronic Cigarette Use During Preconception and/or Pregnancy: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Concurrent Mental Health Conditions" also found that nearly one-third of women who reported e-cigarette use had symptoms of depression in pregnancy, which was four times that of women who reported no tobacco product use and two times that of women who used conventional cigarettes. The long-term health effects of e-cigarettes are not known. The coauthors of this study were L. G. Rollins, Ph.D. and colleagues from The Miriam Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, School of Public Health of Brown University, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Susan G. Kornstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Women's Health and Executive Director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Women's Health, Richmond, VA, states: "E-cigarette use has not been shown to be safe during preconception and/or pregnancy, and screening for any type of tobacco product use is recommended.

Source-Eurekalert

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