Folgen des Rauchens in der Schwangerschaft – wie Sie die Tabaksucht während der Erwartung eines Kindes erfolgreich überwinden können
Kacper Nowak
2026-05-28
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Der Tabakkonsum in Form des Rauchens ist in Europa seit dem 15. Jahrhundert dokumentiert und hat sich zu einem weltweiten gesundheitlichen und sozialen Phänomen entwickelt. Aktuellen Berichten der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) zufolge rauchen gegenwärtig etwa 1,1 Milliarden Menschen regelmäßig, was bedeutet, dass dieses Problem jedes dritte Individuum über fünfzehn Jahre betrifft.[1] Bei schwangeren Frauen – sowohl global als auch in Polen – stellt das Rauchen von Tabakerzeugnissen die am weitesten verbreitete Sucht dar. Statistiken zeigen, dass nahezu ein Fünftel der werdenden Mütter (ca. 20 %) während der Schwangerschaft nicht auf Zigaretten verzichtet, während ganze 60 % von ihnen dem Passivrauchen ausgesetzt sind, also unfreiwillig Tabakrauch aus der Umgebung einatmen. Studien deuten darauf hin, dass die tägliche Belastung durch Passivrauch in seiner Schädlichkeit dem Rauchen einer eigenen Zigarette pro Tag durch die Frau gleichkommen kann.[2]
Smoking while pregnant
Recently, many studies have been conducted to investigate the effects of exposure of pregnant women to tobacco smoke. Tobacco exposure has a negative effect on a woman's body and thus the development of the fetus. It also affects the later health of the newborn and the baby. Smoked cigarettes contain more than 4 thousand toxic substances. About 40 of them have been identified as carcinogenic substances.[1] Among the toxic substances most commonly mentioned are nicotine, carbon dioxide, which can lead to starvation, nitric oxide, which will be active gases, strongly suppressing respiratory pathways, which blocks many enzymes, and cancers.[3]
The effects of smoking in pregnancy
Smoking tobacco during pregnancy can affect fetal intrauterine development as well as the birth weight of the baby. It is caused by the presence of carbon dioxide in tobacco smoke. Because it is bound to haemoglobin, it can reduce the availability of oxygen to the fetus. Additionally, nicotine contributes to narrowing of blood vessels by restricting blood flow through the placenta. At lower birth weight babies also have an effect on the presence in the smoke of cyanide, which affects the metabolism of foetal oxide.
How do you quit smoking when you're pregnant?
Some women who used to smoke regularly from the very beginning of their pregnancy stop smoking cigarettes. If you realize how much tobacco smoke affects the health of the baby. In their case, it's not hard to quit smoking. Problems arise when the addiction is strong, and the future mother doesn't reject the smell and taste of cigarettes at all. Effective smoking cessation is much easier when the woman has a strong motivation. So if you realize the impact of cigarette smoke on the health and well-being of the child.