During a pregnancy there are many choices to be made and smoking should not be one of them. Smoking while pregnant can cause major effects before the birth of the child and also in the child’s future. Here are a few effects before the actual birth of the child: 1) Cigarettes contains a large number of chemicals that harm unborn babies. 2) Smoking raises the levels of carbon monoxide in your bloodstream. This gives less oxygen for baby. 3) Nicotine tightens the blood vessels‚ meaning the oxygen is
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Smoking During Pregnancy Pregnancy is one of the most miraculous‚ exciting‚ and scariest times in a woman’s life. It is a time to grow and bond with a child growing inside her‚ but what some women do not know is that choices she makes while pregnant can affect her unborn baby in negative ways. Teratogens which are “any environmental agent that causes damage during the prenatal period” (Berk 65) are a frightening reality that every new mother needs to be aware of. Teratogens include drinking
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Studies show that smoking during pregnancy causes massive effects on a baby. Cigarette smoke contains more than 4‚000 chemicals‚ some of which include lead‚ and at least 60 other cancer-causing compounds. (Woolston 1) The bloodstream supplies the baby with oxygen and nutrients. When one smokes‚ toxins from the cigarette enter the bloodstream. Toxins‚ including nicotine and carbon monoxide‚ account for almost every smoking- related complication during pregnancy. (OBGYN James Christmas) Nicotine
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Katherine Williams DL1 What can happen to a baby if the mother drinks alcohol while she is pregnant? What can happen is if the mother smokes cigarettes while she is pregnant? Research and report on the dangers of smoking and drinking by pregnant women in reference to their unborn children. Cigarette smoke reaches the fetus through the placenta which is the tissue that connects the mother and fetus. Among other important functions‚ the placenta provides nutrients to the fetus. When nicotine and
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Being pregnant doesn’t mean you are sick ! I am a pretty serious runner and I am pregnant so I can talk on this topic with some experience. First at all‚ being pregnant doesn’t mean you are sick! If you were exercising before‚ keep it up and if you were not‚ it is a good reason to start…as usual‚ all in moderation! As per the article….‚ here are some of the advantages of exercising while pregnant: - keeping active is an energy and mood booster. It keeps you sane during pregnancy - it helps
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Running head: LINK BETWEEN PRENATAL SMOKING AND ALCOHOL USE AND 1 LINK BETWEEN PRENATAL SMOKING AND ALCHOHOL USE AND ADHD Kristi Pollard Aiken Technical College LINK BETWEEN PRENATAL SMOKING AND ALCOHOL USE AND 2 Abstract The following paper discusses the direct connection between mother’s who smoked cigarettes and/or used alcohol during their pregnancy and their child having ADHD. Though genetics can play a
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Written by Ann Pietrangelo | Published on August 25‚ 2014 Medically Reviewed by George Krucik‚ MD‚ MBA on August 25‚ 2014 952 THE EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THE BODY No matter how you smoke it‚ tobacco is dangerous to your health and affects your entire body. Image Mood Stimulation Poor Vision Anxiety and Irritability Another Cold‚ Another Flu Lung Cancer Constricted Blood Vessels High Cholesterol Heart Disease Stained Teeth Smelly Hair Diabetes Complications Erectile Dysfunction Early Menopause
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“Smoking cigarettes is harmful to health” That is a warming sentence which shown on pack of cigarettes. Therefore‚ the effects of smoking cigarettes on human’s life are serious. The main purpose of this essay is to discuss three main effects of smoking cigarettes on human’s life: smokers’ health‚ non- smokers living together smokers and economy of family and country. One considerable effect of smoking cigarettes is that it can make smokers’ health get worse. Firstly‚ people who smoking
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contains over 4‚000 chemicals most of which are harmful to the body. Smoking is the risk of four different types of cancer and several other illnesses. Smoking affects the lungs‚ heart‚ circulatory system‚ brain‚ and several other organs. Cigarettes and cigars can--and does--harm you physically‚ mentally and socially and even others around you. First of all the main problem with smoking is how it harms you physically. Smoking physically harms the main organs and organ systems of your body. The
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Many women‚ including teens‚ abuse drugs while they are pregnant. This rate is especially high to those who are homeless‚ underprivileged‚ or live in a broken home. In order for drug abusers to even have a chance at beating their addiction they have to have support whether it’s family‚ friends‚ or boyfriend/spouse. They must also let the abuser now all the consequences to themselves and the unborn child. There are many consequences when using drugs during pregnancy such as miscarriage‚ health risks
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