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Pregnant Smoking

Pregnant Smoking

Smoking is bad for unborn fetuses, especially if the mother smokes. But even exposure to second-hand smoke can be dangerous for the development of the baby.

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About Pregnant Smoking

Smoking is terrible for your unborn baby. Babies who are exposed to cigarette smoke while in the womb receive less food, nutrients, and oxygen. The placenta is also affected, spreading out in search of more oxygen and nutrients. Because it spreads out, it also gets thinner, which can lead to placenta previa or placental abruption, as well as preterm labor – all which can be fatal to both mother and child.

Pregnancy complications due to cigarette smoking can begin even in the very early stages of pregnancy. Women are more likely to have ectopic pregnancies, as well as suffer a miscarriage. Studies show that smoking while pregnant may be responsible for 115,000 miscarriages and 5,600 stillbirths each year.

If a baby survives through the pregnancy, he or she is more likely to be born with a low birth weight. Low birth weight leads to many other complications such as poor lung function and increased risk for infection. Also, babies born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy, as well as after, are at an increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS or crib death).

Children's health is also compromised well into childhood and adulthood because of cigarette exposure. Studies show that babies of smoking mothers are more likely to suffer from long-term physical and intellectual problems, as well as being more susceptible to developing respiratory diseases, ear infections, tuberculosis, cancer, food allergies, asthma, short stature and attention disorders.

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