smoking risks during pregnancy

smoking risks during pregnancy
Should smoking mothers be prosecuted?

Research suggests that mothers who smoke tobacco during pregnancy and up to the time their children are 5 years old increase the risk of their offspring developing asthma. Should smoking mothers be prosecuted?

Unless you have a medical degree, you are in no position to suggest anything.
Asthma is a genetic disorder. Not something you get from smoking.
How would you monitor this? Hand cuff an armed guard to every pregnant woman 24/7? Yea, our economy isn’t screwed up enough.
My Dr. told me not to quit. Quitting causes stress and will harm the
baby. So I cut back to 5-7 a day. The result. 3 pregnancies, 3 big
and healthy babies. Between 8.11 lbs and 7.9 lbs. All because I listened to my Dr. His advice benefited my children.
So before you talk about prosecuting, learn facts first, instead of listening to lab rats who are paid to say what you read.

smoking risks during pregnancy

Smoking during Pregnancy

It is a proven fact that cigarette smoking can increase the risk of a wide variety of pregnancy complications including premature rupture of membranes, vaginal bleeding and premature placental detachment just as a few examples. One of the effects of smoking during pregnancy is smoking interferes with your absorption of vitamins B and C and folic acid. Neural tube defects results because of lack of folic acid which is caused by smoking.

The greatest threat that smoking during pregnancy can bring to the baby is the deprivation of oxygen. Carbon Monoxide and Nicotine from cigarettes join forces to interfere with the umbilical cord and your blood vessels. The probable results are miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth, birth defects, or stunted growth. The risk continues even after the baby is born. The risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is increased when you smoke during pregnancy.

As if these potential risks to your unborne child weren’t enough, cigarettes don’t stop there. You also face problems in your own body. Any mother who thinks a smaller child may be better for birth will be suprised to learn their smoking habit can greatly disrupt normal birthing. It does this through Placenta Previa and Placental Abruption. In the former, your placenta changes position to cover most or all of the opening in your uterus. In Placental Abruption, the placenta pulls away from the uterine wall almost entirely.

Much more, by smoking, the nicotine and carbon monoxide reach not only to the mother’s body but also the baby through the placenta. This nocive substances prevent the fetus from getting the nutrients and oxygen needed to grow. Much more, the baby can take the nicotine from the breast milk and in some cases, smoke can lead to severe complications.

Seems untrue! But a baby inside a woman’s womb extracts the nutrients essential for its survival as well as oxygen from the mother via the umbilical cord and placenta and then when the mother smokes, the baby becomes vulnerable to the toxic material present in the mothers blood. And due to this reason, in some cases the infant in the womb is deprived of oxygen and it leads to disastrous heart rate increase in the baby. And the final consequence! Well, you can possible visualize the end result.

Maternal smoking in pregnancy has been associated with behaviour and attention deficit disorders. Mothers who smoked more than ½ a pack of cigarettes were significantly more likely to have an offspring with conduct disorder. Smoking in pregnancy may also have implications for the long-term physical growth and intellectual development of the child. It has been associated with a reduced height in children of smoking mothers as compared with non-smoking mothers, with lower attainments in reading and mathematics up to age 16 and even with the highest qualification achieved by the age of 23.

While your spouse may realize the danger of smoking during her pregnancy, it may not be easy for her to give up smoking. Most smokers who try to give up their addiction suffer a strong craving for cigarettes. You can help her by reminding her that the cravings are only temporary, and by offering your moral support to her.

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Whats the best way to give up smoking during pregnancy?

I am 22 weeks pregnant and have always assumed that as soon as I was pregnant I would be able to just give up smoking but as time goes by I still haven’t done it!! Please don’t lecture me as I am fully aware of the risks of this and am feeling guilty all the time but just can’t seem to break the habit!! I’m even seeing an NHS Smoking advisor!! Whats wrong with me I feel like such a bad mum!! Please suggest something different for me to try.

My Dr. told me not to quit. Quitting causes stress and will harm the
baby. So I cut back to 5-7 a day. The result. 3 pregnancies, 3 big
and healthy babies. All because I listened to my Dr. His advice
benefited my children.

How to Quit Smoking During Pregnancy

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