Around 4000 chemicals are included in cigarette smoke, including at least 60 carcinogens and substances like cyanide and lead. Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of hazardous compounds entering the blood stream, whic

Risks of Smoking During Pregnant

Around 4000 chemicals are included in cigarette smoke, including at least 60 carcinogens and substances like cyanide and lead. Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of hazardous compounds entering the blood stream, which serves as the baby's only source of nutrition and oxygen.

 

Nicotine and carbon monoxide, two additional ingredients in cigarettes, are particularly dangerous compounds. These components are the root of pregnancy-related issues brought on by smoking. Together, these two harmful compounds reduce the amount of oxygen reaching your infant. The growth and development of your baby may be seriously harmed as a result.           

 

Here are a few consequences of smoking when pregnant.

Risks to the baby's brain: Smoking during pregnancy can have long-term impacts on the baby's brain. Children of smokers were found to be more likely to experience behavioural problems, learning impairments, and low IQs.

• Heart defects: Children whose mothers smoked when they were pregnant are more likely to be born with a heart abnormality.
• Weight problems: Your baby loses about half a pound of weight for every pack of cigarettes you consume. One of the most important risks of smoking while pregnant is this. The physical and mental health of the unborn kid may suffer if the growth of the foetus is stopped in the womb. Infants that are underweight are more likely have underdeveloped brains. They are at a high risk of developing asthma and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
• birth too soon -. Throughout the past several years, the number of premature births has increased. Early delivery and smoking have been linked by research.

 

Preterm birth carries a number of dangers, such as,

• hearing and visual impairments
• mental illness
• behavioural and educational issues
• complications which could be fatal
• Smoking raises the risk of miscarriage and stillbirth.

 

The first and most important step in trying to get pregnant and having children is to give up smoking. Not only is it unhealthy, but it can also prevent you from ever becoming pregnant. Both men and women who smoke lessen their chances of getting pregnant.

Many programmes are available to assist you in giving up smoking. You might ask your doctor to provide you advice on the many methods of quitting the habit.

These advices will assist you with quitting:

• Get rid of your matches, lighters, and other smoking-related items.
• Determine that smoking is not permitted within your home.
• Avoid smoking folks at all costs.
• Limit the amount of coffee you drink. Avoid alcohol as well because it may make you need cigarettes more.
• Modify the behaviours you have that are related to smoking. Replace your smoking with other activities, such as walking to work instead of driving.
• Have mint and chewing gum on available to put in your mouth when the impulse to smoke strikes.
• Being physically active will help you stop thinking about smoking. Dealing with the negative effects of smoking is made easier. Take part in a variety of activities
• Help in quitting smoking from fellow smokers can be very beneficial. To keep encouraged on your journey, you can think about joining a support group in your neighbourhood.
• Avoid going to locations like bars and restaurants where people smoke.
• Nicotine is released into the bloodstream by nicotine patches and gum. Although they can lessen smokers' withdrawal symptoms and help them avoid cravings, they might not be a safe alternative for expectant mothers.

 

The advantages of quitting smoking start the day you quit. Your body is addicted to nicotine, therefore you can experience withdrawal symptoms. You can have an urge for cigarettes, feel agitated, get headaches, and find it difficult to concentrate. But, these signs are transient and will disappear in a few days.

CONCLUSION

Remind yourself of the reasons you want to stop smoking whenever you feel the withdrawal symptoms coming on. Remember that dealing with withdrawal symptoms is much simpler than dealing with serious illnesses. Do not give up if you experience a relapse. Consider ways to avoid smoking and its hazards, especially during pregnancy, and be well-prepared.