Written By: Bhakti Paun Sharma | Published : January 8, 2016, 5:54 PM
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Smoking is prohibited when planning and during pregnancy for a reason. Not only does it affect the fetus but leads to poor maternal health too. It can erode your body fluids and harm the internal organs. It also leads to narrowing of blood vessels in the umbilical cord, making matters worse. Here are five reasons why you must give up smoking during pregnancy.
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Placental abruption: This is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality across world. Smoking can lead to separation of the placenta from the uterus, leading to bleeding during the later stages of pregnancy [1]. Placental abruption can also affect the heart rate of the fetus. In severe cases, placental abruption may affect the liver, kidney and an emergency hysterectomy may be required.
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Ectopic pregnancy: A study published in the American Journal of Public Health suggests that the risk of an ectopic pregnancy is almost two-fold in women who smoke during pregnancy [2]. An ectopic pregnancy, wherein the egg implants in the fallopian tube, is unable to progress to a full time pregnancy.
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Low fitness in male child: The study published in BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology showed that young men whose mothers smoked during pregnancy had low fitness levels. Your son could be less sporty and not as physically active as his counterparts due to your smoking habit.
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बच्चों में तेजी से बढ़ रही है टाइप 1 डायबिटीज, कुछ तरह दिखते हैं इसके शुरुआती लक्षण
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Cleft lip/palate: Your smoking could leave your newborn with a cleft lip/palate according to a study published in the Journal of American Society of Plastic Surgeons[4]. This was the largest study conducted till date and a significant association was found between maternal smoking habits during pregnancy and the child having a cleft lip regardless of the race, age or other maternal medical conditions.
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Childhood obesity: Your child’s obesity could be attributed to your smoking during pregnancy, suggests a study presented in the American Journal of Epidemiology[5]. The obesity is not directly correlated to maternal smoking and the lifestyle factors associated with it, but is a result of intrauterine exposure to inhaled smoke products.
