SMOKING IN PREGNANCY

1. SMOKING IN PREGNANCY EFFECTS OF SMOKING IN PREGNANCY Headaches Dizziness Nausea Increased Morning Sickness Miscarriage Premature Birth Fetal Malformation Slower Fetal Growth Placenta Separation Low Lying Placenta Reduced Blood Supply to Fetus Stillbirth Bleeding Asthma Cot death Low birth weight Behaviour problems Reduced milk supply Reduced milk quality Also.. IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO STOP

2. HOW SMOKING CAN AFFECT YOUR CHILD Nearly ⅓ the children in Plymouth live in homes where one or more people smoke Headaches Dizziness Glue Ear (partial deafness) Irritation of the Nose Irritation of the Mouth Irritation of the Throat Sickness Meningitis Childhood cancer Damage to reproductive organs Irritated eyes Increased Coughing & Sneezing Shortness of Breath Coughs & Colds Wheezes Increased Chest infections Also… Low birth weight, smaller and lighter as children Behaviour problems Child may become a smoker Off sick from school more often More hospital care needed in 1st year of life Money can be spent on food, clothes and other essentials instead of tobacco Less likely to be breastfed and will breast feed for a shorter time Mother produces less milk and of poorer quality

3. YOUR SMOKEFREE PREGNANCY Get Started Plan Quit Day Get NRT if using it! Healthy food and drinks Support Exercise Relax Smoke free places Music Ask friends and family to be positive with you, give you encouragement and praise to help your reach your goal YOUR IDEAS FOR A SUCCESSFUL QUIT….

4. WHAT IS IN A CIGARETTE ? Tobacco smoke contains over 4,200 different chemicals, including at least 60 that cause cancer. Here is a list of some of the chemicals that you would expect to find in cigarette smoke along with some other places you might find them. COMMON USES Nail varnish remover Vinegar Anti-personnel spray: MACE Ant poison Petrol fumes Batteries, smelting fumes Exhaust fumes Dry cleaning fluid Insecticide Embalming fluid Jeyes fluid, car care agents Execution gas in the USA Stink bombs Batteries, petrol fumes Rocket fuel Responsible for Bhopal disaster Power station emissions Radioactive fallout Radioactive gas Power station emissions Road surface tar Industrial solvent CHEMICAL Acetone Acetic Acid Ammonia Arsenic Benzene Cadmium Carbon Monoxide Carbon tetrachloride DDT Formaldehyde Hydrocarbons Hydrogen Cyanide Hydrogen Sulphide Lead Methanol Methyl Isocyanate Nitric Acid Polonium – 210 Radon Sulphuric Acid Tars Toluene Tar Tar is a mixture of chemicals (see opposite) which are drawn into smokers lungs when they inhale cigarette smoke. Once inhaled, the smoke condenses and about 70% of the tar is deposited in the lungs. Many of the substances in tar are known to cause cancer in animals and to damage the small hairs that help protect the lungs from dirt and infection. Nicotine Nicotine is a powerful and fast acting drug, which once absorbed reaches the brain in about 7 seconds. Most people who smoke are dependant on the nicotine in cigarettes. After starting to smoke, nicotine increases heart rate and blood pressure. Other effects of nicotine include an increase in hormone production, the constriction of small blood vessels under the skin and changes in blood composition. Carbon Monoxide Carbon Monoxide is an odourless gas, giving no warning of it’s presence in most circumstances. In large amounts it is rapidly fatal. It is formed when a cigarette is lit. It combines with haemoglobin in the blood more readily than oxygen, so up to 15% of a smokers blood maybe carrying CO in stead of Oxygen, thus making breathing more difficult. This is why it is linked to coronary heart disease and other circulatory problems. Smoking has been shown to kill one in two lifelong smokers. The most common diseases caused by smoking are cancer of the lung, other lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema, coronary heart disease and stroke.