Vaping while pregnant is NO SAFER than smoking and can leave your baby ‘deformed’, study suggests
Looking specifically at the bones in their heads and limbs, the researchers found the maxilla, palatal shelves, humerus, and femur were all shorter.
It is thought nicotine directly inhibited the Kcnj2 potassium channel, which is key for bone development.Eszter Vlader, an assistant professor, said: "Those that were exposed to vaping ended up with smaller and shorter bones during their development.Prof Bates added: "Nicotine passes through the placenta to fetal circulation where it can accumulate to reach higher levels than in the maternal plasma.
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