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(5 pp) Not smoking is one of the best gifts you
can give your unborn child. Studies show that
women who do not smoke are more likely to deliver
healthy babies of normal birth weight than women
who do smoke. In fact, smoking cigarettes, or
second hand smoke, during pregnancy has been
proven to be directly associated with low birth
weight, premature births, miscarriages, and other
complications Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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proven to be directly associated with low birth weight, premature births, miscarriages, and other complications Bibliography lists 11 sources. BBsmokPR.doc SMOKING AND LOW-BIRTH WEIGHT IN
PREGNANCY Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., October 2000 Executive Summary
Low birth weight (LBW) increases infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. One well-established risk factor is maternal smoking. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure (or "secondary" smoke -being around someone
else who smokes) has recently been focused on as another potential risk factor (Misral ppg). Not smoking around a pregnant woman can be
one of the best gifts the child can receive. Studies show that women who do not smoke are more likely to deliver healthy babies of normal birth weight, than women
who do smoke. In fact, smoking cigarettes, or even second hand smoke, during pregnancy has been proven to be directly associated with low birth weight, premature births, miscarriages, and other
complications. When a pregnant woman smokes, whether it is tobacco or marijuana, substances enter the blood stream of the fetus through the placenta, just as if the fetus were
smoking. These effects of smoking, just like the effects of any substance, can be very different for each individual. Some types of physical or neurological damage, due to
smoking, that occur during pregnancy do not show up in newborns, but show up later when the child is a toddler or elementary school student. And although smoker will generally
say that a fear tactic is being used, some results are not readily apparent. Is such a possibility worth the risk, to some one who has no choice in the
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