妊娠の初期のタバコで口蓋裂　　　　　　　川柳（６）に戻る

Smoking link to facial disorders
A "significant" link has been found between smoking and facial deformities in children, 
according to research. 

The study found that smoking in early pregnancy increased the risk of babies
developing a facial cleft by up to three times. 
妊娠初期に妊婦がタバコを吸うと、生まれてくる子供が顔面裂を発症する危険性が３倍にもなることが分かった。

The work was carried out by Professor Peter Mossey, from Dundee University's Dental School,
who is leading a World Health Organisation project looking at the causes of cleft palates 
and lips across the globe.
Professor Mossey said the development of the palate takes place during a critical 48-hour 
period during the early stages of pregnancy at 6-8 weeks and can be disturbed by smoking.
口蓋は妊娠初期の６〜８週間の極めて重要な４８時間で形成されるが、喫煙によりそれが阻害されるという。

It is not generally known that the effects of smoking can be passed down from mother to 
the developing child in such serious ways
He said: "Although there are other factors contributing, smoking appears to be a major risk
factor for cleft palate in children.
"Often women don't know that they are pregnant at this early stage and may still be smoking
and binge drinking without realising that this could have serious consequences for the baby 
developing in their womb.

"Although we know smoking is a major health risk, it is not generally known that the effects 
of smoking can be passed down from mother to the developing child in such serious ways.
"I hope that these findings will enter the pub lic consciousness and serve as a further 
deterrent to smoking."
「女性は妊娠しても初期の場合、気づかない場合が多く、妊娠初期にも関わらずタバコを吸ったり、お酒
多量に飲んだりしているかもしれない。しかも本人は、子宮内で形成されつつある胎児に深刻な結果を
もたらす可能性があるとは分かっていない。

In the study comparing two groups of women in Scotland, Manchester and Liverpool, of the 
gorup whose children had a cleft lip and/or palate 42.1% smoked during the first trimester
of pregnancy compared to 23.8% of the mothers who had children without clefts.

Environmental factors
Nearly 70% of mothers in the 16 to 19 age group with cleft palate children were smokers.
口蓋裂の子供を産んだ１６歳から１９歳までの母親の約７０％がタバコを吸っていた。
The researchers also found that the more cigarettes smoked by the women per day, the greater 
the risk of giving birth to a child with a facial deformity.

Professor Mossey described the link between smoking and facial deformities as a "significant 
breakthrough" and said the initial research would now expand further by analysing data 
gathered from other countries.
Other factors being investigated are genetic predisposition to the condition and environmental 
factors such as nutrition, alcohol and passive smoking.
Figures from Cleft Services in Scotland - a network of clinicians who collect data on 
incidences of the deformity - show that cleft lip and/or cleft palate occurs in about one 
in 700 live births in Scotland.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3128048.stm

Published: 2003/09/22