In a first ever experimental study to compare breathing reflexes of preemies born to smokers with those born to non-smokers, researchers in Canada found that premature babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are likely to be at a higher risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) than premature infants whose mothers did not.
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Friday, August 29, 2008
Risk Of SIDS Is Twice-Linked To Smoking During Pregnancy
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I cannot believe any pregnant woman with all the information we have on smoking could still smoke when they are pregnant. Just seems absolutely crazy
If you continue to smoke throughout your pregnancy, you risk harming the child in your womb. Before you became pregnant, you were only harming yourself, but now you’re responsible for the life growing inside you too. If you smoke during pregnancy, you are more likely to birth a child who is underweight. http://www.chantixhome.com/
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