What are the risk factors of smoking while you are pregnant?
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Low birth weight, increased risk of birth defects, increased risk of miscarraige. Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor, it constricts your blood vessels, decreasing blood flow within your body. Smoking while your pregnant will decrease the blood flow to the baby. Also nicotine crosses the placenta and can enter the baby's bloodstrem, causing vasoconstriction in the baby's developing system. It's best to quit if you're pregnant, or if you're planning to get pregnant.
437869
Absolutely. Women have more fatty tissues and the breast has dense tissue so it can be a common place for cancer to develop.  Smoking causes cancer, heart and respiratory disease and early death in all smokers.  It will also exacerbate all other weaknesses in a smoker's body. Smoking and pregnancy is particularly dangerous for mothers and babies. There is lots of information on all these aspects at http://www.quitguide.com  Have a read on the page called Smoking and Pregnancy for a start.
1095277
Smoking early in pregnancy appears to increase a woman’s risk of having an ectopic pregnancy. In an ectopic pregnancy, the embryo becomes implanted in a fallopian tube or other abnormal site instead of the uterus. With the rarest of exceptions, these pregnancies do not result in the birth of a baby, and must be removed surgically or with drug treatment to protect a woman’s life. Smoking also may increase a woman’s risk of miscarriage.  \nCigarette smoking also appears to double a woman’s risk of developing placental complications (which occur in about 1 percent of pregnancies). These include placenta previa, a condition in which the placenta is attached too low in the uterus and covers part or the entire cervix; and placental abruption, in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall before delivery. Both can result in a delivery that jeopardizes the life of mother and baby, though a cesarean delivery can prevent most deaths.  There are a lot other risks associated with smoking and pregnancy, so your best bet would be to quit.
519020
Smoking doesn't have an affect on cholesterol.  However, smoking can cause problems, like inflammation in your arteries.  Then, when inflammation arises, cholesterol will be used by the body to patch the affected area.  Thus, you have a build up of cholesterol on the artery wall and sooner or later you will have a blockage.
348895
your body temp. should stay pretty close to normal during pregnancy.
959861
I quit smoking when i found out i was pregnant but i used to smoke before that and my partner had never touched a cigarette in his life.  He actually didnt mind it because he came from a family of smokers and was just used to the smell.  But seeing ive given up, he has told me he doesnt want me starting again.\n\nI just think of the money situation after my bub is born.  My baby deserves that money more than me getting a kick of cancer every day!
800120
i can honestly tell you that you will not test positive.  i myself used to smoke a lot. i have quit but my friends still do it.  i am now in the  military and get piss tested all the time.  while at home i am around them smoking all the time and have never tested positive. if you are worried about it still just drink lots of water and you will be fine.
58454
I smoked thro my pregnacy and should not have, but\nmy first born was 9 lbs 7 oz and 23 & a half in. long My 2nd was normal but smaller..7# 6oz. Just quit soon\nas U can. You cant undo the past.
189864
Many factors contribute to cardiovascular disease. Some risk factors include smoking, and a high LDL cholesterol level (and a low HDL level). As we get older our arteries naturally harden. Factors like diet and smoking can increase this effect. Also, the nicotine in cigarettes increases cardiac output which increases blood pressure and puts more strain on the system. Always avoid smoking and foods that are high in saturated fats and trans-fatty acids. However, the interplay of genetics and environment makes it such that even the greatest diet/lifestyle may not be enough in some people and they will therefore require medical intervention.
886231
well, your lungs because when you walk,runplay basketball, play tennis or even golf. smoking effects your lungs and slows you down in any physical activity
1180795
Do you think you may have started again because of the loss you had?  You can stop by your will.  I never understood what it was to be addicted to anything until I could not stop drinking coke-cola.  I could then relate in a big way, but smoking is so dangerous not only to you but to everyone else around you.  It is very good that you do it out of the house and wash after you are done.  Do you want to become pregnant again?  If you do, you should stop ahead of time.  Maybe smoking in the first place could have had a very small part in the loss.  I too lost a baby in the early months of pregnancy.  When the sac fell into the toilet water and I saw that little thing I had such a change go through me.  I had more drive to make everything possible that I could.  Every time you want to light up just think of another child that you can raise, a sibling for the one you have now, your own health in the fact that if you continue smoking you are only hurting your own health which in return will hurt your family by having them loose you early and then not have you to lean on.  I know this sounds goofy, but it is worth a try.  Your mind and will are a very powerful thing and you can overcome this.  I wish you the very best.
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A smoker has increased risk of respiratory and vascular complications. Smoking actually creates a tar substance in the lungs and decreases the persons capacity to take in oxygen. Also smokers veins and arteries are constricted from chemicals in the cigarettes. This puts them at a higher risk for blood clot causing stroke.
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in 2 words: it kills\nit affects your lungs, your mouth, your throat,  and because it minimises the amount of oxygen carried in your blood, your muscles are deprived of oxygen and this puts a lot of strain on your heart and vessels causing heart problems and high blood pressure.\nif your pregnant, it affects the development of the child.\nit affects the people around you because they'll be breathing in the crap thats it in the cigarettes\nit wastes your money\nthe smell is disgusting\ni can go on forever
431837
I smoked for 6 years. I quit because I got pregnant and I probably wouldn't have if I hadn't got pregnant. I used my smoking a crutch (a big one!) whenever I got uncomfortable in a stituation I would have a ciggarette. I have a fear of talking to people because I think that I will say something stupid or I won't say the right thing and no one will like me. I smoked because if you have a ciggarette in your mouth then you can't talk lol. Also, I did all sorts of drugs for like 6 years and smoked constantly...I quit drugs and still smoked ciggarettes I guess because I couldn't have anything else fun lol. My dad has smoked for about 28 years! Please quit you won't regret it I promise...I never realised how bad I stunk from smoking untill I quit. You'll have more energy andyou will feel healthier after you get through the coughing stage. You can do it!
170118
you should move this to the womens health or pregnacy board.  She is doing great harm to her and the child.  If you are a habitual smoker it can be detected for up to 90 days thats 3 months after your last time taking the drug
16324
I don't think you'll find a verifiable answer to this question that is what you want to hear.\n\n1.  Smoking IS very bad for your health.\n2.  Smoking causes many forms of cancer.\n3.  Smoking harms those around you.\n4.  Smoke while pregnant is linked to many childhood disorders.\n\nAnd as to #5 - 10000000000000, i'm sure i can make a list, but suffice it to say, smoking is a dangerous and idiotic thing to do.
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Smoking doesn't cause MG...but it can aggravate it (putting stress on the body) for someone who already has it.  And, since quitting smoking is also stressful, it can trigger symptoms.\n\nAny stress can trigger symptoms.