Precis 3

Passive smoking increases stillbirth risk, says study

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12711615

Fathers-to-be should stop smoking to protect their unborn child from the risk of stillbirth or birth defects, scientists say.
Researchers from University of Nottingham (have) found that pregnant women
exposed to smoke at work or home increased their risk of stillbirth
and of having a baby with defects.
Researchers from UK focused on pregnant women who did not smoke themselves but were passive smokers to cause proximity with people who smoked.
Researchers show that being exposed to more than 10 cigarettes a day is enough for the risks to be increased.
Women who smoke during their pregnancy condemn their unborn baby for premature birth and serious birth defects.
Research show men should stop smoking before trying for a baby.
Andrew Shennan, professor of obstetrics at St. Thomas' Hospital in London and spokesperson for baby charity Tommy's, said: "It is vital that women are made aware of the possible risks associated with second-hand smoke and alert those around them of the impact it could potentially have on the health of their unborn baby”.


Stillbirth - a birth in which the baby is born dead
Secondhand smoke raises stillbirth Risk

Proximity - how near something is to another thing, especially in distance or
time
Their proximity made her feel better

Exposed - not protected from attack
Exposed life through a lens.

condemn - if something condemns you to an unpleasant situation, it forces you to
experience it
He was condemned to death for killing four people

aware - knowing about a situation or a fact
I wasn't aware of it.

obstetrics - the part of medicine that deals with pregnant women and childbirth
Obstetrics also includes the practice of surgery.

potentially - possibly true in the future, but not true now
That could potentially be the biggest risk in the China.