Smoking and Pregnancy

If you are pregnant and a smoker, the best thing that you can do to ensure the good health of your unborn child is to quit. When you are pregnant, you truly are breathing for two, and when an expecting mother smokes, so does the baby. Such poisons as nicotine and carbon monoxide are absorbed into the placenta and inhibit food and oxygen from reaching the fetus. Serious health risks that are associated with smoking while pregnant include ectopic pregnancy, intrauterine growth restriction, placenta previa, abruption placentae, spontaneous abortion, and preterm delivery.

baby_on_board[1] There are many benefits to quitting smoking during your pregnancy. It increases the amount of oxygen your baby will get, and it increases the chances of your baby’s lungs developing fully. It also decreases the risk that your baby will be born too soon or too small. Your chances of having a healthy baby increases, and the baby will be more likely to have a healthy childhood.

There’s never been a better time to quit. Pregnancy is a great time to quit smoking and to stay smoke-free after the baby is born. Contact us at 1-800-LUNG-USA or locally at 342-6600 to find out more about how to stop smoking for good. You can also click on the listed resources to learn more about smoking and pregnancy, and tips on how to quit.

For those that have internet access, we offer an online FFS program. Follow the appropriate prompts to register and begin your personal program.

For information on resources or smoking cessation clinics in your area, please contact Kelli Caseman.