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Smoking during pregnancy can put the mother and the baby’s life in danger, and is also a risk factor for very preterm birth. It causes a number of problems, including preterm delivery, low birth weight and sudden infant death syndrome.

The pregnant mother’s smoking may also increase the risk of stillbirth, miscarriage, and severe vaginal bleeding. Smoking during pregnancy is causally associated with an annual estimated 32,000-61,000 low-birthweight infants and 14,000-26,000 admissions to neonatal intensive-care units (3), and should always be strongly discouraged.

According to researchers women who smoke seem more likely to have their babies prematurely. And prematurity, despite recent medical progress, is a hazard to health and even life: 50% of all babies who die in the first month after delivery are among the 7% born prematurely.

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Take a look at this picture from a pack of cigarette bought in southest Asia.

Would you take a cigarette from this package and smoke with a good conscience?

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