How does cigarette smoke affect the fetus?
(Baonghean.vn) - Needless to say, you probably know a little about the harmful effects of cigarette smoke on the body. But few people know how cigarette smoke affects the fetus?
Smoking during pregnancy affects you and your baby's health before, during, and after your baby is born. The nicotine (the addictive substance in cigarettes), carbon monoxide, and many other toxins you inhale from cigarettes are carried through your bloodstream and go directly to your baby. Smoking during pregnancy will:
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How does smoke affect pregnancy?
Cigarette smoke (also called secondhand smoke or environmental smoke) is a combination of smoke from a burning cigarette and smoke exhaled by the smoker.
The smoke that comes out of the end of a cigarette or cigar actually contains more toxic substances (tar, carbon monoxide, nicotine, and other people's breath) than the smoke inhaled by a smoker.
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If you are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke, you increase your and your baby's risk of developing lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, allergies, asthma, and other health problems.
Children exposed to secondhand smoke may also develop reduced lung capacity and are at higher risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
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The above are all the biggest and most obvious effects of cigarette smoke on the fetus. There are many other side effects that science has not yet been able to confirm exactly, but basically all are very toxic to the development of the baby. Therefore, saying no to cigarettes and not letting cigarette smoke in the room is inevitable and essential when you are pregnant.