Give Your Child a Healthy Future by Quitting Smoking!!

Smoking is such an heinous habit that not only affects the person who smokes but also the one who doesn’t even come in this world i.e. fetus (unborn child). In fact studies shows that smoking is more harmful for women than men. However smoking during pregnancy can even proved to be more dangerous.

Cigarette consists of nicotine which can cause artery spasms as blood can be carried to the placenta through these arteries. These spasms may reduce the amount of oxygen and nutrients that the fetus receives. Due to this inadequate supply of oxygen and nutrients, the baby is more likely to have low birth weight.

Furthermore smoking may also cause premature delivery which increases the risk of severe health conditions in the baby like mental retardation, cerebral palsy and even death.

Pregnancy Complications arises due to Smoking

Women who smoke during pregnancy may have a higher chance of heavy bleeding during their delivery. This bleeding may be because of placental abruption during which placenta separates from the uterus prematurely. Due to this separation, the baby oxygen and nutrient supply gets completely stopped, which may leads to major health problems in both the mother and her child.

Moreover, cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide which replaces the oxygen and carried to red blood cells through blood stream. As a result, the fetus child does not receive any oxygen and starts making more red blood cells in order to overcome the oxygen deficiency. When the fetus will start making too many red blood cells then the blood may become too thick and cut off the supply of blood to the unborn child’s organs, resulting in death.

Smoking may even cause learning disabilities and brain malformations in newly born babies.