Second Hand Smoke On Infants By Kristy Gutierrez

From the mothers perspective.. All mothers want their kids to grow healthy and strong but making that happen starts as soon as the baby’s conception.

What is second hand smoke? Secondhand smoke is the combination of two forms of smoke from burning tobacco products: Side-stream smoke is smoke that is emitted between puffs of a burning cigarette, pipe or cigar. Main-stream smoke is smoke that is exhaled by the smoker.

Smoking During Pregnancy Like drinking too much alcohol or doing drugs, smoking is also very harmful to your health. It can cause serious health conditions including cancer, heart disease, stroke, and gum disease. Smoking can make it harder for a woman to get pregnant.

Can you believe this?... It can also cause eye diseases that can lead to blindness.

The fetus and newborn? Some studies suggest that smoking during pregnancy causes birth defects such as cleft lip or palate. Smoking mothers produce less milk. Babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are at an increased risk for developmental issues such as learning disabilities and cerebral palsy.

When a woman smokes during pregnancy, the nicotine may cause constrictions in the blood vessels of the umbilical cord, thereby decreasing the amount of oxygen available to the fetus. This increases the risk of complications such as: „ Miscarriage „ Premature birth „ Stillbirth „ Spontaneous abortion

Who is at risk? Newborns „ Babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy have an increase risk of: „ Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) „ Lower birth weight „ Mental retardation „ Brain dysfunction „ Respiratory infection

Possible Effects of Smoking During Pregnancy to the Mother: An ectopic pregnancy Vaginal bleeding Placental abruption (placenta peels away, partially or almost completely, from the uterine wall before delivery) Low-lying placenta that covers part or all of the opening of the uterus) A stillbirth

How can you get exposed to second hand smoke? Homes Cars Workplace Public places Bars Restaurants Recreational settings

DID YOU KNOW?????????????? For every 8 smokers the tobacco industry kills, it takes one non- smoker with them.

Low birth weight Secondhand smoke is a known preventable cause of low birth weight, which contributes to infant mortality and health complications the child grows. Secondhand smoke exposure reduces the birth weight of infants of nonsmoking mothers and contributes to additional reductions in birth weight among babies of smoking mothers. Babies born weighing less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces (2,500 grams) are considered low birth weight. Low-birth weight babies are at increased risk for serious health problems as newborns, lasting disabilities and even death.

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) Infants who die from SIDS tend to have higher concentrations of nicotine in their lungs than do control children, regardless of whether smoking is reported. There is no signs to show it is going to happen. One morning, when going to wake the baby, you realize the baby is dead.

Cognitive Impairments It can include loss of higher reasoning, forgetfulness, learning disabilities, concentration difficulties, decreased intelligence, and other reductions in mental functions. Cognitive impairment may be present at birth or can occur at any point in a person’s lifespan.

Behavioral problems Children born to women nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke during pregnancy and to women who smoked during pregnancy are more likely to suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder. Girls are exposed to higher rates of secondhand smoke than boys, but boys have greater problems with hyperactivity, aggression, depression, and other behavioral problems.

Respiratory problems The infant will have trouble breathing which it would increases the number of colds and sore throats. 150,000 – 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections each year in infants and children under 18 months old. These illnesses result in as many as 15,000 hospitalizations. Children of parents who smoke half a pack a day or more are at nearly double the risk of hospitalization for a respiratory illness.

Asthma Maternal and grand maternal smoking may increase the risk of childhood asthma. Relative to children of never-smokers, children whose mothers smoked throughout the pregnancy have an elevated risk of asthma in the first five years of life. Children whose mothers quit smoking prior to the pregnancy show no increased risk.

How to prevent second hand smoke from happening? Don’t smoke.

Why is second hand smoke a problem? Tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 chemical compounds. More than 250 of these chemicals are known to be harmful, and at least 69 are known to cause cancer.

Nicotine is a addictive drug that takes only 6 seconds to reach your brain. Smoking kills more people than cocaine, heroin alcohol, fire automobile accidents,homocides,suicides and AIDS combined. Every 8 second someone in the world dies from a tobacco related illness

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