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What harm does smoking do to your unborn baby?
Smoking doubles your risk of abnormal bleeding during pregnancy and delivery. This can put both you and your baby in danger. Smoking raises your baby’s risk for birth defects, including cleft lip, cleft palate, or both. A cleft is an opening in your baby’s lip or in the roof of her mouth (palate).
How can I quit smoking while pregnant?
You can use nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) during pregnancy if it will help you stop smoking and you’re unable to stop without it. It’s not recommended that you take stop smoking tablets such as Champix or Zyban during pregnancy.
What harm can smoking cigarettes while pregnant cause?
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of health problems for developing babies, including preterm birth, low birth weight, and birth defects of the mouth and lip. Smoking during and after pregnancy also increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
How bad is smoking during pregnancy?
The risk of metrorrhagia,
What are tips to help you quit smoking while pregnant?
If you’re not pregnant yet,choose a quit date that works for you. If you are pregnant,stop smoking right away.
How does smoking while pregnant affect you and Your Baby?
– Abnormal (and potentially catastrophic) bleeding during pregnancy and delivery due to placental problems, such as placental abruption and placenta previa. – Ectopic pregnancy. – Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PROM). – Miscarriage. Tobacco smoke can keep your developing baby from getting enough oxygen. – Stillbirth.