So sigaretnom bere a wɔyem no yɛ nea asiane wom? (Smoking in Pregnancy) Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm!

Eyi yɛ bere titiriw paa ma wo, ɛna a wobɛyɛ ɛna, ɛnte saa? Wodwene nneɛma pii ho na wohwɛ yiye paa wɔ ketewaa a ɔwɔ wo yafunu mu no ho. Enti, wɔ saa bere a ɛsom bo yi mu no, suban ahorow bi wɔ hɔ a ebetumi aka w’akwahosan ne wo ba no nso wɔ ɔkwan a enye so. Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ade biako a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛka ho asɛm ne sigaretnom bere a yɛyem. Ebia worempɛ sɛ wote eyi, nanso ɛho hia sɛ wuhu eyi esiane wo ba no yiyedi nti.

Dɛn nti na sigaretnom bere a wɔyem no yɛ nea asiane wom saa?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, sɛ wonom sigaret a , nicotine , carbon monoxide, ne nnuru afoforo mpempem pii a ɛyɛ hu a efi sigaret mu ba wo nipadua mu. Eyinom kɔ wo mogya mu na ɛfa awotwaa no mu kɔ wo ba a ɔrenyin no nkyɛn tẽẽ a biribiara nsiw kwan. Sɛnea wo ba nya aduannuru fi aduan a wudi ne nea wonom mu no, saa ara na nnuru a awuduru wom yi nso kɔ wo ba no mu saa ara. Eyi betumi anya akokoaa no nkɔso so nkɛntɛnso kɛse.

Saa ara nso na nnipa binom susuw nnansa yi sɛ ɛlɛtrɔnik sigaret (e-sigaret) anaa vaping a wɔde di dwuma sen sigaret no yɛ nea asiane biara nni ho wɔ nyinsɛn mu. Mma nnsusuw saa mpo! Nicotine ne nnuru afoforo a epira nso wɔ mu. Enti wopira akokoaa no nso. Enti, saa su yi a wubegyae ntɛm ara no ne ade a eye sen biara a wubetumi ayɛ ama wo ne wo ba no.

Nneɛma bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkwati akyinnye biara nni ho bere a yɛanyinsɛn no?

Nyinsɛn yɛ bere a ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye. Ɛsɛ sɛ wususuw biribiara a wode bɛhyɛ wo nipadua mu wɔ saa bere yi mu no ho mprenu. Ne titiriw no, ɛsɛ sɛ wokwati tawa ne biribiara a nicotine wom koraa.

Nneɛma bi a ɛsɛ sɛ wuyi fi hɔ ampa ni:

• Sigaret a wɔnom daa
• Sigaret a wɔde di dwuma
• Ɛlektrɔnik sigaret (e-sigaret) (eyi ka vape pen ne mfiri afoforo a wɔde yɛ vaping) .
• Tawa a wusiw nnim (sɛ nhwɛso no, tawa a wɔwe, tawa a wɔwe, ne nea ɛkeka ho)
• Nsuo afiri te sɛ hookahs

Wɔ saa nneɛma yi akyi no, ade foforo bi wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ yiye wɔ ho . Ɛne sɛ, kwati sɛ wobɛkɔ mmeae a nnipa afoforo nom sigaret . Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ sɛ wo kunu, wo nnamfo, w’abusua mufo, anaa obi a ɔwɔ w’adwumam nom sigaret a, saa wusiw no pira wo ne wo ba no kɛse. Yɛfrɛ eyi ``sigaretnom a ɛnyɛ adwuma`` anaa ``wusiw a ɛto so abien`` .

Susuw ho hwɛ, sɛ woannom sigaret mpo a, sɛ wohome wusiw a efi obi foforo sigaret mu a, nnuru a awuduru wom a ɛwɔ mu no bɛkɔ wo nipadua mu nso. Ɛbɛka akokoaa no te sɛ nea sɛ wonom sigaret a.

Enti, sɛ obi renom sigaret wɔ wo mpɔtam hɔ, titiriw wɔ dan mu a, fi ayamye mu ka kyerɛ no sɛ ɔnkɔ abɔnten nkɔyɛ saa. Sɛ wowɔ abɔnten a, ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnnom sigaret wɔ akyirikyiri kakra. Ebia ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛka saa, nanso ɛho hia ma wo ba. Sɛ wubetumi a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛtwe wo ho afi mmeae a nkurɔfo nom sigaret no ho.

Aduruyɛ ho abenfo nso tu fo sɛ kwati nnubɔne te sɛ wii a wode bedi dwuma koraa wɔ saa bere yi mu, efisɛ ebetumi aka akokoaa no nkɔso nso wɔ ɔkwan a enye so.

Asiane bɛn na ebetumi aba akokoaa no so?

Sigaretnom bere a wonyinsɛn, anaasɛ wusiw a wɔde di dwuma no betumi de akwahosan ho haw a emu yɛ den aba wo ba a ɔhyɛ yafunu mu no so. Ɛho hia sɛ wuhu asiane ahorow yi.

Saa asiane ahorow no bi ni:

• Hokwan kɛse wɔ hɔ sɛ nyinsɛn betu anaa awo a wawu. Eyi yɛ tebea a ɛyɛ awerɛhow paa. Sigaretnom betumi ama akokoaa no ahwere mframa pa ne aduan pa. Ebetumi de tebea horow yi aba.
• Awo a ɛba ntɛm. Akokoaa a wɔwo no ansa na nyinsɛn no ɔsram a ɛto so 9 no betumi anya akwahosan ho haw pii efisɛ ebia akwaa te sɛ akokoaa no ahurututu ne n’amemene nnyinii koraa.
• Awo mu duru a ɛba fam. Ebia wɔbɛwo akokoaa a ne mu duru sua wɔ awo mu sen sɛnea ɛte daa. Nkokoaa a wɔte saa no taa nya nyarewa na ebetumi anyin nkakrankakra.
• Awo mu dɛmdi ahorow. Sɛ nhwɛso no, tebea horow te sɛ anofafa a apaapae anaasɛ anom a apaapae betumi aba. Eyinom betumi aka akokoaa no honam ani hwɛbea, ne adidi, ne ne kasa.
• Nkokoaa a Wowuwu Mpofirim (SIDS). Eyi yɛ tebea a ɛyɛ hu paa. Akokoaa a ɔwɔ apɔwmuden betumi awu mpofirim wɔ wɔn nna mu. Asiane yi yɛ kɛse ma nkokoaa a ɛnanom a wɔnom sigaret woo wɔn no.
• Akisikuru ne ɔhome mu nyarewa afoforo betumi anya akyiri yi wɔ nkwa mu. Bere a akokoaa no nyin no, obetumi anya ɔhome mu nyarewa te sɛ ahurututu ne ɔfe a ɔtaa ba. Ebia ɔtaa nya ahurututu mu yare nso.

Susuw sɛnea ɛyɛ awerɛhow sɛ wubehu sɛ wo ba kumaa no rehyia asiane pii ansa na waba wiase yi mu mpo. Ɛno nti na yɛn nyinaa ka eyi ho asɛm kɛse no.

So metumi anya mmoa ma magyae sigaretnom?

Yiw, wubetumi! Ɛna a wobɛyɛ no yɛ hokwan kɛse a wode bɛpae su no so. Eyi nyɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ wo nkutoo yɛ. Wo ne wo duruyɛfo nka eyi ho asɛm. Obetumi aboa wo ma woanya akwan a wobɛfa so aboa.

Yenim sɛ sigaretnom a wobegyae no nyɛ mmerɛw efisɛ nicotine ma obi yɛ ade tra so kɛse . Ɛno yɛ nokware. Nanso ɛnyɛ nea entumi nyɛ yiye.Sɛ wowɔ botae ne mmoa a ɛfata a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wubetumi afa eyi mu.

Wɔ Sri Lanka mpo no, ahyehyɛde ne nhyehyɛe ahorow bi wɔ hɔ a ɛboa wo ma wugyae sigaretnom. Wubetumi anya mmoa afi mmeae a ɛtete saa. Afei nso, ɛsɛ sɛ w’abusua, wo kunu, ne wo nnamfo boa wo pii saa bere yi. Ɛdenam wɔn mmoa so no, akwantu yi bɛyɛ mmerɛw ama wo.

Wubetumi nso anya nsɛm ne mmoa adwuma wɔ Intanɛt so. Nhwɛsoɔ:

• `Sigaretnom Quitline` (Sigaretnom Quitline) .
• `Quit Tobacco` (nhyehyɛe ahorow a wɔde gyae tawanom) .
• `Smokefree.gov` (Website te sɛ eyi wɔ nsɛm pii, nanso ne dodow no ara wɔ Borɔfo kasa mu)

Wɔ Sri Lanka no, hokwan ahorow wɔ hɔ sɛ wobɛsua eyi ho ade na woanya afotu denam ahyehyɛde ahorow te sɛ Nsã ne Nnubɔne Ho Amanneɛbɔbea (ADIC) a ɛhyɛ Akwahosan Dwumadibea ase no so. Wubetumi ahu eyi ho asɛm afi wo mpɔtam hɔ Medical Officer of Health (MOH) adwumayɛbea anaa wo Fa wo Family Health Service Officer (Midwife) so.

Kae sɛ ahobammɔ a wo ba nya fi sigaret biara a ɔrennom ho no som bo kɛse. W’ahosohyira bɛma woanya ahoɔden kɛse de abofra a ɔwɔ apɔwmuden aba wiase yi mu.

Momma yɛnkae nneɛma a ɛho hia sen biara (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, enti momma yɛnkae wo bio nsɛntitiriw a ɛsɛ sɛ wususuw ho fi nea yɛaka ho asɛm no mu.

• Sigaretnom bere a wonyinsɛn no yɛ asiane kɛse ma wo ne wo ba a ɔhyɛ yafunu mu no. Sigaret, sigaret, vape, ne hookah nyinaa pira.
• Wusiw a efi nnipa afoforo a wɔnom sigaret mu (`passive smoking`) a wɔhome nso yɛ asiane. Enti twe wo ho fi mmeae a ɛtete saa ho sɛnea wubetumi biara.
• Sigaretnom betumi de asiane ahorow a emu yɛ den aba te sɛ nyinsɛn a wotu gu, awo mu duru a ɛba fam, awo a ɛba ntɛm, awo mu dɛmdi, ne SIDS .
• Ɛnka akyi dodo da sɛ wubegyae sigaretnom. Akwan ne ahyehyɛde ahorow pii wɔ hɔ a ebetumi aboa wo. Di kan ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa.
• Ade ketewa a ɔwɔ wo yafunu mu no ne w’ahoɔden a ɛsen biara. Sɛ wode saa nkwa ketewa no bɔ afɔre yi a, ɛbɛma w’ani agye kɛse.

Sɛ́ ɛna no, gyinaesi a wubesi yi bɛka wo ba no asetra nyinaa. Abofra a ɔwɔ apɔwmuden na ɔwɔ anigye yɛ ɛna biara adaeso. Ɛmmra sɛ wubenya ahoɔden a wode bɛma saa dae no abam!

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