Patient's question:
What are the hazards of babies inhaling secondhand smoke?Doctor's answer:
Exposure to secondhand smoke can lead to malignant tumors in children. There is sufficient evidence that children exposed to secondhand smoke before and after birth can develop leukemia, lymphoma, and malignant tumors of the brain. It increases the risk of lower respiratory tract infections in children, making them more susceptible to bronchitis, bronchiolitis, or pneumonia, with the incidence rate being proportional to the father's smoking habits. It can easily affect a baby's appetite, and when a baby associates eating with smoking, it may lead to anorexia. It affects intellectual development.