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Smoking has harmful chemicals called nicotine and carbon monoxide. These chemicals make the mother's blood less able to carry oxygen and food to the baby. When You Smoke During Pregnancy * There is a greater chance for miscarriage * You may have a small, sick baby * Your baby may be at greater risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) * Your baby may be earlier than expected * Your baby may be at greater risk of being born with a cleft palate Did You Know... * After just one day of not smoking, your baby will get more oxygen. Each day that you don't smoke you are helping your baby grow! * Inhaling secondhand smoke can be just as harmful to your baby as smoking. If you partner or someone you live with smokes, talk about ways to make your home smoke free. * It is a myth that quitting smoking while pregnant will cause too much stress fro your baby. It is more stressful to your body and more harmful to you and your baby to continue smoking.
Prematurity, low birth weight, heart defects and oxygen deprivation.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe risks of smoking whilst pregnant involve early birth, underweight babies and asthmatic children.
Smoking during pregnancy will affect the baby. Kids born to smoking moms are usually smaller, and less developed, and may remain somewhat late in their development for years. There's also some evidence that they're more restless and cry more when they're really young.
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∙ 11y agoEVERYTHING the mother puts into her body - will be passed on to the unborn foetus ! If the mother smokes, then ALL the harmful chemicals KNOWN to be in tobacco smoke WILL be passed on to the developing baby !
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∙ 10y agoThe baby will be born with Low weight and Premature birth.
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∙ 9y agoSmoking is unhealthy. Everything you intake your unborn baby intakes.
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How is premature rupture of membranes prevented?
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What is the condition called with the problems to the fetus due to the mother smoking during pregnancy?
If you smoke during pregnancy will result to intrauterine retarded growth because nicotine can constrict blood vessel.
