Oregon University Study Suggests Pregnant Women Who Can't Stop Smoking May Improve Baby's Lungs by Taking Vitamin C
Did This Study Say That Pregnant Smokers Who Took Vitamin C Had Babies With Better Lung Function?
It is well known that smoking during pregnancy is bad. Smoking during pregnancy leads to decreased lung function and increased respiratory illness in babies. The relationship between Vitamin C intake and lung function has been investigated. According to a study at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital, "women who are unable to quit smoking during pregnancy can significantly improve the lung function of their newborns by taking Vitamin C daily".
"Smoking during pregnancy is known to adversely affect the lung development of the developing baby, causing lifelong decreased lung function and an increased risk of asthma," said Cindy McEvoy, M.D., M.C.R., neonatologist and associate professor of pediatrics at OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital. "We found that babies born to pregnant smoking women who took 500 milligrams of Vitamin C daily during their pregnancy had significantly improved pulmonary function tests measured at about 48 hours after delivery."
"In this pilot study, McEvoy and colleagues randomly assigned 159 pregnant women who were unable to quit smoking to either daily Vitamin C or a placebo starting before 22 weeks gestation through delivery. A group of nonsmoking pregnant women also was studied as a reference group".
"The researchers measured the pulmonary lung function in all newborns at approximately 48 hours of age and found the newborns of smoking women who received Vitamin C supplementation had significantly improved lung function compared with the newborns of smoking women who received a placebo, as measured by standard newborn pulmonary function testing".
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