Smoking and pregnancy:

More Presentations from Dr.Naina Mohamed Pakkir Maideen

 

ª  The hazardous chemicals found in tobacco smoke can mix with mothers’ bloodstream and passed to babies to cause many complications.

ª  Smoking during pregnancy may cause many health problems in babies include:

Ø Low birth weight

Ø Premature birth (being born too early)

Ø Still birth

Ø Respiratory complications

Ø Congenital heart defects

Ø CNS effects

Ø Fetal death

Ø Infant death

ª  Smoking during pregnancy may cause many health problems in mothers as well, include:

Ø Placental Abruption (Early seperation of Placenta )

Ø Placenta previa (Placenta covers the cervix)

Ø Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) (Early breaking of water)

Ø Ectopic pregnancy (Pregnancy occurs outside the womb)

ª  Nicotine and carbon monoxide found in tobacco smoke reduce the oxygen supply to the babies leading to Low birth weight, premature delivery and Stillbirth.

ª  The risk of Asthma or SIDS is increased in babies of smoking mothers due to delayed lungs development.

ª  Smoking during Pregnancy can increase the risk of Right ventricular outflow tract obstructions & atrial septal defects in babies.

ª  The risk of Learning disorders, behavioral problems & relatively low IQs is elevated in babies born to smoking mothers.

ª  The mother and baby would be in danger due to placental abruption caused by Smoking during Pregnancy.

ª  The risk of Bleeding, C – section, Placenta accreta, Hysterectomy, etc. is enhanced by Placenta previa caused by Smoking during Pregnancy.

ª  Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) can occur due to Smoking during Pregnancy and it increases the risk of infections.

ª  Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of Ectopic Pregnancy leading to Hypovolemic shock.

ª  If the mother is regularly exposed to secondhand smoke, the risk of lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, allergies, asthma, and other health problems is increased in the mother and the growing baby.