Can pregnant women smell mosquito coils?

Smelling mosquito coils is not recommended for pregnant women. Most mosquito coils contain low concentrations of insecticides. The volatile substances produced during the normal burning process of mosquito coils will enter the body of pregnant women through the respiratory tract, which may lead to dizziness, chest tightness and other conditions, and may also affect the normal development of the fetus. Pregnant women inhale the harmful gases of mosquito coils for a long time, which may lead to intrauterine oxygen deprivation and abnormal development of the fetus in serious cases. Pregnant women should minimize the use of anti-mosquito products with chemical compounds, you can choose to install screens, mosquito nets, the application of mosquito killer, electronic mosquito lamps and other physical methods to drive away mosquitoes, to prevent mosquito bites. Some of the mosquito coils on the market add highly toxic substances, pregnant women will use their own health and fetal health hazards, do not recommend that pregnant women use chemical compounds such as mosquito coils to drive mosquitoes.

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