Vaping during pregnancy harms offspring even without nicotine, study finds Oncology Central CU Anschutz Study Shows Vaping Nicotine While Pregnant May Impact Fetal Development Frontiers Publishing Partnerships Prenatal nicotine exposure during pregnancy results in adverse neurodevelopmental alterations and neurobehavioral deficits Nicotine products in any form, whether from cigarettes, vaping or chewing tobacco, pass into a mother's bloodstream and through the placenta to the growing baby. Quitting nicotine is hard for many people, Nicotine products in any form, whether from cigarettes, vaping or chewing tobacco, pass into a mother's bloodstream and through the placenta to the growing baby. Quitting nicotine is hard for many people,