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Health Hazards of Smoking: Pregnancy
Smoking during pregnancy can lead to delivery complications and can also increase the risk of serious health problems in the newborn.
Delivery complications due to smoking during pregnancy-
- Increases risk of pre-term delivery
- Still birth
- Giving birth to low-birth weight baby
- Slows fetal growth
Health problems in the newborn due to smoking during pregnancy-
- Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- Cerebral palsy
- Mental retardation
- Learning disabilities
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