37 women smoke tobacco in the state reveals survey

Jaipur | Monday | 18th February, 2019

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Also, mother remains at risk of heart disorders.” According to recently released government survey, Global Adult Tobacco Survey, the percentage of women smoking tobacco is 3.7 in the state. The percentage of current bidi smokers among women population is almost 3%.The health experts at the conference discussed that if pregnant women do not smoke, it will bring down number of infants born with congenital heart disease. Jaipur: Smoking during pregnancy increases risk of infants born with congenital heart defects. Smoking increases risk of congenital heart defect by two times. Heart experts from different parts of the country, who gathered in the city, expressed concern over increasing cases of heart diseases among children..