If you are a regular smoker who plans to have a baby then you
have serious thinking to do. You need to take good care of yourself (and
your developing baby); smoking is simply unacceptable during this time
in your life. Researches have done plenty of studies on this subject and
the news is not at all good for pregnant smokers.
The risks associated with smoking cigarettes are very well-known to most people. You have a greater chance of getting cancer, heart disease, hypertension or stroke if you smoke cigarettes often. However, there are many more risks that you (and your baby) face because of this habit. Since the mother and unborn child are connected via the placenta and umbilical cord, everything the mother consumes reaches the baby very quickly. This includes all the toxic substances contained in cigarette smoke that enter the blood stream via the lungs.
They various problems associated with smoking cigarettes during pregnancy include:
- Difficult pregnancy: There are higher chances that you will experience abnormal implantation and vaginal bleeding if you are a smoker. You are also more likely to go into premature labor or even suffer a miscarriage if you smoke regularly.
- Low birth weight baby: On average, your baby might be 200 grams lighter than a baby of a mother who does not smoke during pregnancy. Babies who are very light at birth tend to have more disabilities and illnesses and their mortality rate is also higher than that of babies with a normal weight.
- Behavioral problems: Children born to women who smoked during pregnancy tend to be very hyperactive and irritable. More children of smokers are on medication for attention deficit disorder than kids of non-smokers.
Sadly, unborn babies are affected by second-hand smoke as well, albeit to a letter extent. However, you will be happy to know that doctors believe that the worst effects of smoking occur only if a woman continues with the habit throughout her pregnancy. A woman who quits smoking as soon as she knows she is pregnant, or even when she is trying to have a baby, is able to avoid most of these negative effects. Therefore, it is best if you stop smoking entirely, or at least drastically reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke every day, in order to ensure that you have a safe pregnancy and a healthy baby. You should also stay away from people when they smoke cigarettes.
The risks associated with smoking cigarettes are very well-known to most people. You have a greater chance of getting cancer, heart disease, hypertension or stroke if you smoke cigarettes often. However, there are many more risks that you (and your baby) face because of this habit. Since the mother and unborn child are connected via the placenta and umbilical cord, everything the mother consumes reaches the baby very quickly. This includes all the toxic substances contained in cigarette smoke that enter the blood stream via the lungs.
They various problems associated with smoking cigarettes during pregnancy include:
- Difficult pregnancy: There are higher chances that you will experience abnormal implantation and vaginal bleeding if you are a smoker. You are also more likely to go into premature labor or even suffer a miscarriage if you smoke regularly.
- Low birth weight baby: On average, your baby might be 200 grams lighter than a baby of a mother who does not smoke during pregnancy. Babies who are very light at birth tend to have more disabilities and illnesses and their mortality rate is also higher than that of babies with a normal weight.
- Behavioral problems: Children born to women who smoked during pregnancy tend to be very hyperactive and irritable. More children of smokers are on medication for attention deficit disorder than kids of non-smokers.
Sadly, unborn babies are affected by second-hand smoke as well, albeit to a letter extent. However, you will be happy to know that doctors believe that the worst effects of smoking occur only if a woman continues with the habit throughout her pregnancy. A woman who quits smoking as soon as she knows she is pregnant, or even when she is trying to have a baby, is able to avoid most of these negative effects. Therefore, it is best if you stop smoking entirely, or at least drastically reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke every day, in order to ensure that you have a safe pregnancy and a healthy baby. You should also stay away from people when they smoke cigarettes.
Lindsay is an anti-smoking advocate and expert. She has helped
hundreds of people quit smoking and improve their lifestyle. "One of the
best methods I use to help people quit smoking is by using the latest
and most advanced smoking alternative devices. It works 90 percent of
the time," says Lindsay during an interview.
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