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Pregnant women who smoke risk the health and lives
of their unborn babies

When a pregnant woman smokes, she is smoking for two.  The nicotine, carbon monoxide, cyanide and other harmful chemicals go through her bloodstream into the baby's body.  This keeps the baby from getting the nutrients and oxygen it needs to grow and develop normally.

Women who smoke during pregnancy have a greater chance of…

• Miscarriage
• Preterm delivery
• Low birth weight babies
• Stillbirths
• Infant deaths
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Children whose parents smoke are more likely to have…

• Pneumonia
• Bronchitis
• Ear Infections
• Coughing
• Wheezing
• Asthma
• A greater chance of dying of Sudden Infant Syndrome

Quit now to help prevent health problems for both you and your baby!

If you have questions or want help with quitting call to with your care provider, your physician or nurse mid-wife..