can i have one cigarette while pregnant Smoking during pregnancy affects both mother and baby The Harmful Effects of Smoking

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Rather than helping poor people who smoke, these taxes simply make their lives more challenging

You sigh, and put another cigarette to your lips, lighting it before the lingering nicotine buzz of the previous smoke is within a mile of subsiding

Cigarette smoke by an expecting mom can put her baby at risk for: Problems with placenta and bleeding during pregnancy (also a risk to moms health) Premature birth or low birth weight Damage to babys lungs and brain (can last beyond childhood) Birth defects such as cleft palate and/or cleft lip SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) Behavioral problems such as ADHD and ODD Colic Asthma Childhood obesity (Sources: CDC, NIH, Mayo Clinic.) Ultrasound evidence One interesting study allowed researchers to see the impact in the womb on babies whose mothers smoke, versus those whose mothers did not smoke

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