Question
What effects does nicotine have on infants when it enters their bodies?
Answer
Firstly, nicotine in tobacco can contaminate the lungs of smokers. The secretion of milk is primarily due to the action of two hormones, prolactin and oxytocin, which stimulate the breast glands to produce milk. Therefore, nicotine does not directly affect milk production and is not absorbed by infants through breast milk. This is based on scientific evidence. However, the smoke produced during smoking has a significant impact on infants, mainly affecting their respiratory system, and the smoke is easily inhaled into the lungs of infants, which is detrimental to their health. Smoking in a well-ventilated area where infants will not inhale the smoke is not entirely unacceptable.