How smoking in Pregnancy can Damage your baby
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Even before the egg that is to be fertilized by your partner's
sperm is released from your ovary it may suffering from the effects of
smoking. We know that cotinine a derivative of nicotine is found in
measurable amounts in the fluid surround the developing egg. We know that
smoking reduces a couple's fertility. This is just the beginning of the
bad effects that smoking can have on your ability to become pregnant and
have healthy children. |
There is good evidence that smoking in pregnancy can damage your
baby. Tobacco smoke contains poisonous chemicals that are carried in your
bloodstream to the baby growing in your womb. These chemicals slow the
growth of your baby and increase the chance of miscarriage, premature
birth and stillbirth. |