Smoking Hurts Babies!

Facts:

·         Smoking during pregnancy increases complications during pregnancy

·         A person standing 20 inches away from a burning cigarette may breathe 10 times more cancer-causing chemicals than the smoker.

·         An hour spent in a smoke-filled room is equal to smoking one cigarette.

·         Smoke-filled rooms have up to six times the air pollution of a busy highway.

·         Women who smoke during pregnancy are about twice as likely to experience premature rupture of membranes, placental abruption and placenta previa

·         Babies born to women who smoke during pregnancy have about 30% higher odds of being born prematurely at a low birth weight

·         Babies born to women who smoke during pregnancy are 1.4 to 3.0 times more likely to die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

·         Pregnant women who are exposed to secondhand smoke have 20 percent higher odds of giving birth to a low birth weight baby than women who are not exposed to secondhand smoke during pregnancy.

·         Infants who are exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to die of SIDS compared to children not exposed and are at increased risk for bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections, more severe asthma, respiratory symptoms, and slowed lung growth.

·         Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke have more painful ear infections.

For more information about smoking or if you're thinking about quitting contact Shylo Dennison at (719) 583-4334