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A 31-year-old female asked:
If i sit every day with someone that exposes me to 3rd hand smoke (she smells heavily like smoke) will this harm my fetus in pregnancy?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Kneeceanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Not good: With smoke exposed on clothes as opposed to air is not as bad but depends on the proximity and also the concentration. How harmful hard to tell but not as bad as 2nd hand but still not doing either you or baby any good.
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Australia
A 31-year-old female asked:
If I sit every day with someone that exposes me to 3rd hand smoke (she smells heavily like smoke) will this harm my fetus in pregnancy? Im 16 wks
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Timothy Brownanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 42 years experience
No: You may be more sensitive to the odor because of the pregnancy but it will not have any effect on your baby.
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208 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated Mar 9, 2019
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