Sleeping baby safety tip: Keep baby's environment smoke and vape free. Secondhand smoke in areas where a baby sleeps or spends time, like home or the car, increases the risk of health problems. The risks of vaping near babies and children are often underestimated, but they are very real. E cigarette vapour can affect developing lungs, increase the risk of respiratory problems and compromise overall Shocking video emerges showing a baby in a nappy puffing on a vape before coughing fit Is it safe to vape around children? Many parents mistakenly think so, study finds E cigarette, or Vaping Product, Use Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) Fact Sheets Yale Medicine