Pregnant And Smoking by Megan Ridler

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Pregnant And Smoking

Published on Dec 01, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

DOES SMOKING WHILE PREGNANT AFFECT THE BABY

MEGAN RIDLER

YES! Smoking is harmful for you, with over 4,000 different chemicals. Now think about putting all of that inside of a baby that's not even close to done developing. It not only hurts the baby then but it hurt the child for the remainder of its life.

How it affects the size and weight of the baby.
Depending on how much you smoke is how small the baby will be the more you smoke the smaller your baby. Some people say what's wrong with a small baby, but the smaller your baby is the less chance it has to survive.

How smoking affects your baby's body and lungs.
Undersized baby's usually have underdeveloped bodies. Their lungs may not be able to work on there own and they may have to spend there first few days or even weeks attached to a respirator. Once the baby can breath on its own the baby may continue to have problems with there lungs.

How it affects the baby's heart.
Babies whose mother smoked are up to 70% likely to have a heart defect at birth, and there heart is more than likely not to function normally. And there heart usually pumps blood slower.

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How it affects the baby's brain.
Besides not having neuron damage caused by less oxygen supplied to the brain, the baby can not only have physical problems but also mental problem that the child will have to deal with for the of its life.

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