Why quit smoking during Pregnancy?
Since a mother and her foetus have connected blood systems, cancer-causing chemicals such as tobacco can pass through the placenta, the tissue and blood vessels which nourish the baby. As a result, it can then travel through the umbilical cord and into the body of a developing baby. Hence when you smoke during pregnancy:* You could have a miscarriage or stillbirth.* Your baby could be born too small or too soon.* Babies born too small may have breathing and other health problems.* Your baby could have learning and behaviour problems later in childhood.* Your baby is at an increased risk of death from a condition known as “sudden infant death syndrome”. This illness causes a baby who seems healthy to die without any warning.Studies have also shown that when a non-smoking pregnant woman breathes in passive smoke, it will also affect the unborn child. Hence, it is important for both the pregnant woman and her significant others, e.g.
