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Smoking and Pregnancy 2#
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EFFECTS OF SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY
Suppose you were about to enter a room with a sign on the door that states, “ This room contains poisonous gases of approximately four thousand chemicals, some of which could kill or damage an unborn child. ... I certainly would not, but thousands of women do just that when they smoke or inhale second hand smoke during their pregnancies. Smoking cigarettes and second hand smoke are very dangerous, especially to pregnant women. ... Burnt tar fills the air passages in the lungs, reducing breathing and causing respiratory problems, such as emphysema
Smoking and Pregnancy 3
(Gano,1989). ...
If these chemicals have harmful effects on an adult’s body, how much more do they effect an unborn child? What are the effects during this crucial developing stage? ... A 34-year old woman smoked heavily throughout her pregnancy and the stillborn infants blood shows a nine percent level of carboxyhemoglobin from the smoke inhaled by the mother and transmitted into the fetal bloodstream, robbing the fetus of vitally needed oxygen. This was equivalent to an incredible 41% decrease in the baby’s blood flow during the mother’s smoking hours (Gano, 1995, 70).
Risks and complications associated with smoking during pregnancy include spontaneous abortion, bleeding during pregnancy, premature rupture of membranes and bacterial infections of the amniotic fluid. ... 5% to smoking pregnant women opposed to 7.
Approximate Word count = 1134
Approximate Pages = 4.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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