Quitting smoking is the best decision you can make for you and your baby. There are more than 4,000 chemicals and chemical compounds in tobacco that can affect your health and the health of your growing baby.
Benefits for Mom
Quitting During Pregnancy Can Lower the Risk of:
Miscarriage
Infertility
Ectopic pregnancies
Placenta Previa
Placental abruption
Cancer of the mouth, lung, throat, kidney, bladder, cervix and more
Respiratory disease: emphysema, chronic bronchitis, flu, colds
Diabetes
Heart attacks
Stroke
Benefits for Your Baby
Quitting During Pregnancy Can Lower the Risk of:
Still birth
Premature birth
Low birth weight
Cleft palate
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Fetal growth retardation
Your child being over weight or obese as a teenager
Where to Start
Call your Quit Coach: 1-800-55-66-222
Set a quit date
Make your home and car tobacco-free today
Get support from your partner, family, friends and health care providers, etc.
Nourish your body and your baby with healthy snacks
Stay busy
Contact the Arizona Pregnancy Riskline: 1-888-285-3401
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Reference:
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Promoting Good Prenatal Health: Air Pollution and Pregnancy. http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-05/documents/ochp_prena…
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Tobacco use and Pregnacy: http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/tobaccousepregnancy/
- North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC). (2014) Issue Paper- Quitline Services for Pregnant and Postpartum Women: A Literature and Practice Review. http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/naquitline.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/Issue_P…