Smoking is bad for health. But for those who are used to it, can’t leave it easily. Nowadays, many women do smoking. But if she is pregnant, smoking can be harmful to her & the unborn. According to experts, Smoking stands at the top of various dangerous situation during pregnancy.

Why smoking during pregnancy is a lot more dangerous?

A single cigarette contains about 4,000 harmful chemicals. Among them, the most dangerous are cyanide, lead, nicotine, carbon monoxide and more than 60 cancer causing materials. When a mother smokes, the components can be mixed with her blood. Mother’s blood is the only means of oxygen and nutrients for the unborn baby, which is getting poisonous by smoking. Nicotine and carbon monoxide is responsible for almost all kinds of difficulties.

If the mother is a smoker, the most commonly seen problems are giving birth of premature, underweight or even dead baby. Cigarette contains nicotine and carbon monoxide which reduces the oxygen supply to the unborn. Nicotine compressed blood vessels and umbilical cord. In addition, the blood cells which was supposed to carry oxygen, they carry carbon monoxide. As a result, the unborn baby disrupts to breathing and dies.

Let us know Damages of smoking for the unborn:

1. Shape and Weight of the Child: A study shows that the weight of your child reduce by half a pound if you smoke 1 pack cigarette. And if you take 2 packets, your baby lose 1 pound or more.

2. Child’s Body and Lungs: If your baby is underweight, lungs will not work properly. Even your baby may have breathing problem. Baby may get affected by asthma and infant disease syndrome if you smoke during pregnancy.

3. Heart Problem: Study shows, the possibility of being affected by heart disease of a child increase by 20- 70% if the mother is a smoker. In this type of problem, blood circulation gets interrupted from heart to lungs and upper opening of the heart.

4. Inefficient Brain: Your baby has to carry the bad effects of you smoking for life time. Because they may have inefficient brain, behavioral problem, learning inability and poor IQ.

What to Do:

Mentioned all are undoubtedly threatening to your child. But if you quit smoking, it will be the best gift to your baby.

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