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Smokers know the health risks especially during pregnancy. You can suffer some adverse affects from smoking during pregnancy, during birth and even well after. It’s unfortunate to realize that even though you should quit upon discovering pregnancy many will not. The benefits of quitting for both you are your baby are tremendous. We suggest you get as much support as possible to help you quit smoking. We will discuss some of the very real risks and dangers caused by smoking during pregnancy.

While this is all relevant to your discovery, a few items about Invitations for baby showers hold more weight than others. Did you know that all of the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide you inhale is being transferred to your baby. There is a range of lung complications that a baby can develop due to the mother smoking while pregnant. In short, the second hand smoke, inside the womb, will damage the baby’s lungs. The possibility of complication is high. The chemicals you send into your baby’s blood stream displaces the oxygen and can bind it in other reactions. This oxygen is not only necessary for life it helps the baby develop correctly. Low birth weight is a common problem caused by smoking during pregnancy which can cause other issues too. It is a proven fact that more than 20 percent of all babies born nationally are born with low birth weight conditions. Another common condition of smoking during pregnancy is the likelihood of preterm labor. Approximately 14% of preterm labors can be attributed to smoking during pregnancy. A particularly sad statistic is that around 10 percent of all infant mortalities can be linked to a mother who smoked during pregnancy. Even the ALA agrees with this statistic.

Smoking during pregnancy can have a host of possibilities, all of them negative. If you break down the culprits you will find that cigarette smoking is a major one.

The baby will suffer from less blood flow because nicotine constricts the blood flow. When you blood vessels reduce blood flow your heart rate has to increase to compensate. The cardiovascular system of your baby is at risk if you smoke while pregnant.

This should be cause for concern to a woman who smokes during pregnancy.

The negative effects of smoking on her baby are numerous and are not completely understood. While the discussed effects have been regarding the unborn baby, these effects won’t disappear after birth. The consequences associated with smoking while pregnant can affect the child well into adulthood. Your child could have to deal with the dire consequences of you smoking while pregnant for their entire life. That is why awareness and support to quit smoking is so incredibly important for both mother and baby.