As many as 55 percent of them said they had stopped pregnancy, and 40 percent of them smoked during the 6 months of delivery. But actually, what happens if you smoke while pregnant?
Contents in cigarettes
Cigarettes contain a number of substances that are dangerous because of their toxic effects on the body, among which the most frequently discussed are carbon mon and nicotine (substances in cigarettes that can cause the wearer to feel addicted). In one suction, these substances will be absorbed in your blood, and eventually die throughout the body through the blood vessels, until they reach your fetus.
Smoking while pregnant affects the health of you and your baby before, during and after your baby is born. Nicotine, carbon monoxide, and many other toxins that you inhale from cigarettes are carried through the bloodstream directly to the baby in your womb.
"Smoking is probably the number one contributor to bad effects for the health of babies," said Robert Welch, obstetrician and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan, quoted by the Baby Center.
The more cigarettes you smoke each day, the more likely it is that your baby will develop more serious health problems. There is no "safe" dose of smoking while pregnant.
a whole pack of cigarettes, but the effect is also eleven-twelve. Smokers' bodies are extremely sensitive to exposure to the first dose of nicotine of the day, and every day, that even one or two cigarettes will dramatically constrict blood vessels.
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| Risk for Pregnant but Smoking !! |
Lack of oxygen can have a devastating effect on your baby's growth and development. Traveling, smoking during pregnancy doubles the likelihood that the baby will be born too early or are malnourished and weigh less than 2.5 kilograms. Several studies have shown an association between smoking mothers and children developing cleft lip.
Not only that !.
Smoking while pregnant means you are putting your baby at risk for:
1. Congenital heart defects
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| Congenital Heart Desease Example |
Babies whose mothers smoked in the first trimester of pregnancy were more likely to have heart defects at birth.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the risk of these babies having some types of congenital diseases is 20-70 percent higher than babies whose mothers don't smoke. Heart defects include the type that blocks blood flow from the right side of the heart to the lungs and the openings between the upper chambers of the heart (atrial septal defect).
The poison from cigarettes can also make a baby's heart beat faster than normal, aka tarkicardia. A heartbeat that is too fast when a person is resting can increase the risk of heart attack or sudden death. The risk of sudden death (SIDS) will continue to rise as the birth weight decreases and the gestational age of the baby decreases.
2. Congenital lung defects
Babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy tend to have stunted body sizes. This delay in growth causes their lungs not to be ready to work independently, at optimal capacity. This means that these babies can spend the first week of life tightly attached to the breathing apparatus. Even after they are able to breathe on their own (or have been able to breathe on their own from the start), babies of mothers who smoke during pregnancy will continue to experience respiratory problems as adults, as a result of their lungs being nicotine poisoning.
Mothers who smoked bedroom packs of cigarettes during pregnancy were nearly three times more likely to have babies with airways blocked by mucus or sleep apnea. Children whose mothers smoke during pregnancy are particularly prone to asthma, and have two or even three times the risk of sudden infant syndrome (SIDS).
3. Brain damage
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| smoking & pregnant |
Smoking during pregnancy can have a lifelong effect on your baby's brain. Children of pregnant smokers are particularly likely to have learning disabilities, behavioral problems and relatively low IQs.
The developing brain of the fetus is particularly vulnerable to low oxygen levels, and immaturity of the brain centers that regulate breathing can contribute to sudden infant death (SIDS). A recent study of infants of smoking mothers who died in the womb provides insight into how exposure to smoking can injure brain development.
In addition to causing nerve damage by reducing the supply of oxygen to the developing brain, nicotine poisons areas of the brain directly involved with the heart's working system and respiratory function. In addition, babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy were more likely to have trouble sleeping due to low oxygen supply to the brain.
4. Stillborn - or you who miscarried
Miscarriage, an unexpected event of pregnancy, usually occurs in the first three months of pregnancy. In rare cases, miscarriage can occur after the fetus is 20 weeks old. This is called stillbirth.
Smoking while pregnant increases the chances of early miscarriage and stillbirth caused by the mixture of dozens of toxins and chemicals that enter your placenta choking the baby's supply of oxygen and nutrients. Other complications of smoking can cause ectopic pregnancy, placental problems (placental abruption or placenta previa), or slow fetal growth. These issues can also lead to miscarriage or stillbirth.
Other problems that directly impact the fetus if the mother smokes during pregnancy include:
• Reducing oxygen content for mother and fetus
• Increases the baby's heart pressure
• Increases the baby's risk for miscarriage and stillbirth
• Increases the risk of premature birth and low birth weight babies. Some babies end up dying because of this condition.
• Increases the baby's risk of developing lung problems
• Increase the risk of the baby having birth defects
• Increases the risk of the baby, even if he is born healthy, he will experience sudden death even before he turns 1 year old (sudden infant death syndrome)
• Can trigger disruption of the placenta, the channel connecting the mother to the baby. Disorders of the placenta can cause the baby's heart to not function normally, the difficulty of labor and the disruption of the flow of both food and oxygen from the mother to the baby.
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Being a passive smoker also doesn't necessarily reduce the impact that your fetus will feel, such as asthma, allergies and the risk of exposure to ear and lung infections.
So from now on, avoid smoking and don't approach people who smoke. If you don't, be prepared to be a child killer.
Pregnant But Smoking? Prepare to be a Child Killer Now or Later!
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