It’s imperative that pregnant women quit smoking. If you have doubts about quitting smoking, then the fact that smoking might cause problems for your baby, should alone help you make a decision. The side effects of smoking won’t just be experienced by you, the mother, but also your baby.
Smoking and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Various studies prove that there is a direct relation between exposure to cigarette smoke in the prenatal stage and SIDS. Babies suffer from thermal and oxygen stress if their mothers smoke during pregnancy. If your baby is exposed to nicotine in the womb there is chance that your unborn child will suffer form oxygen deprivation. The nicotine that reaches the fetus, leads to the baby losing its oxygen sensing mechanism. This makes the baby vulnerable to SIDS.
Exposure to smoking
A baby is vulnerable to SIDS even after birth. If you stop smoking during pregnancy, but choose to continue smoking immediately after pregnancy you are still exposing your baby to SIDS. Your baby’s biological processes are not developed enough to withstand the negative effects of smoking, especially your baby’s lungs. There have been many cases where infants have died as a result of being in the same room as smokers. So, a mother who smokes is definitely exposing her child to the side effects of smoking.
So, if you are a smoker, you need to stop smoking in order to keep your baby healthy. Remember that even as an adult, you are susceptible to the harmful effects of smoking; imagine the kind of effect your smoking is going to have on your newborn.
Smoking and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Various studies prove that there is a direct relation between exposure to cigarette smoke in the prenatal stage and SIDS. Babies suffer from thermal and oxygen stress if their mothers smoke during pregnancy. If your baby is exposed to nicotine in the womb there is chance that your unborn child will suffer form oxygen deprivation. The nicotine that reaches the fetus, leads to the baby losing its oxygen sensing mechanism. This makes the baby vulnerable to SIDS.
Exposure to smoking
A baby is vulnerable to SIDS even after birth. If you stop smoking during pregnancy, but choose to continue smoking immediately after pregnancy you are still exposing your baby to SIDS. Your baby’s biological processes are not developed enough to withstand the negative effects of smoking, especially your baby’s lungs. There have been many cases where infants have died as a result of being in the same room as smokers. So, a mother who smokes is definitely exposing her child to the side effects of smoking.
So, if you are a smoker, you need to stop smoking in order to keep your baby healthy. Remember that even as an adult, you are susceptible to the harmful effects of smoking; imagine the kind of effect your smoking is going to have on your newborn.
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