Smoking and the Unborn Child

Smoking while pregnant presents multiple dangers to the unborn child including low birth weight and stillbirth. And research continues to uncover more hazards. If you're a smoker who is pregnant or considering pregnancy, please quit now. It's a smart and loving choice for your child...and for yourself.

Smoking During Pregnancy -- Statistics
Continuing to smoke during pregnancy carries risks for the unborn child. This fact sheet comes out of the 2004 Surgeon General's Report: The Health Consequences of Smoking.

Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Pregnancy
From About.com Guide to Pregnancy, Robin Elise Weiss: "One study of over 87,000 women with singleton pregnancies, showed that smokers had a higher rate of stillbirth. It also showed that pregnant women who used nicotine replacement therapy, even if they did not quit smoking, had lower stillbirth rates than their smoking counterparts."

10 Reasons to Stop Smoking When You're Pregnant
From About.com Guide to Pregnancy, Robin Elise Weiss: "There are many things that we know about smoking during pregnancy. We know that the woman who smokes during her pregnancy has a baby who gets less food and oxygen than her non-smoking pregnant counterparts."

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