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Smoking and Pregnancy
Are you pregnant or planning to be? You have a special reason to quit smoking - your baby. If you quit now, you can improve your health and protect your baby. So do it for yourself. Do it for your baby.
You Can Do It!
**Many women quit smoking before they become
pregnant or while they are pregnant.
**You can be one of them.
If You Quit, Your Baby Does Too!
**When you smoke the cigarette chemicals
reach your baby. They keep your baby from
getting the food and oxygen it needs to grow.
**It's best to quite before you are pregnant. But
quitting anytime while you are pregnant will help.
You'll Have a Healthier Pregnancy!
**Women who smoke have a higher risk of
bleeding and miscarriage (pregnancy loss).
**Their babies may also be born too soon.
**If you quit, your baby is more likely
to be born at the right time.
You Pregnancy May Be Easier!
**Quitting will help you to breathe
more easily and cough less.
**You will have more energy (to carry
your baby's extra weight)!
**Food will taste better. So you
may enjoy a healthier diet.
Your Baby Will Be a Healthier Weight!
**Babies born to mothers who smoked
during pregnancy weigh less than other babies.
**Smaller babies get sick more often. They are
more likely to die during their first year.
**If you quit, your baby is more likely
to be a healthier weight.
Your Baby's Risk of SIDS Will Be Lower!
**Smoking during pregnancy triples
your baby's risk of SIDS (sudden infant
death syndrome). If you quit, your
baby has a lower risk of SIDS.
**Your baby is also less likely to
be stillborn (born with no signs of life).
Your Breast Milk Will Be Free of Cigarette Chemicals!
**The chemicals in cigarettes
also enter your breast milk.
**Nicotine can cause restlessness,
vomiting, and diarrhea.
**Smoking increases your
baby's risk of SIDS.
**Smoking may also reduce your
supply of breast milk.
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Last Updated 8/12/09