Amersham - Smoking in Pregnancy by Lynne Fountain https://padlet.com/lfountain2/6j82eqnqsvye en-us 2017-01-21 08:15:17 UTC 2017-01-25 10:30:16 UTC hello@padlet.com How smoking harms the child? https://padlet.com/lfountain2/6j82eqnqsvye/wish/149249304
  • Smoking can cause stunted growth in a child and increases the risk of complications with the mother and child
  • Affect the development of the babies lungs
  • Chance of baby being premature is increased by 60%
  • Low birth weight which is the biggest cause of infacy death
    • (QuitNow, 2012)
    ]]>     2017-01-25 09:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lfountain2/6j82eqnqsvye/wish/149249304     How the smoking gets to the child? https://padlet.com/lfountain2/6j82eqnqsvye/wish/149249715
    When the mother smokes it is passed onto the child through the placenta
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  • Contain more than 4000 chemicals
  • 60 cancer-causing components
  • Nicotine and carbon monoxide is especially harmful
  • Causes 90% of lung cancer
    • (NHS, 2015)
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  • Learning difficulties such as autism
  • Hyperactivity difficulties
  • Ear, nose and throat problems
  • Obesity
  • Diabetes
  • Ectopic pregnancy- baby grows in fallopian tube
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  • Placenta previa- placenta lying low, covering the cervix
  • Placental abruption
  • Small for gestational age
  • Sudden infant death syndrome 
  • Low birth weight
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