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By Bianca K.

Project Splash!. By Bianca K. Cause. To let you know about pregnancy and smoking. To make your day interesting. So you can learn something new or if you already know, refresh your memory. Smoking and Pregnancy. Smoking harmful to pregnancy and childbirth.

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  1. Project Splash! By Bianca K.

  2. Cause • To let you know about pregnancy and smoking. • To make your day interesting. • So you can learn something new or if you already know, refresh your memory.

  3. Smoking and Pregnancy • Smoking harmful to pregnancy and childbirth. • Percentage of Native Hawaiian mothers who smoke during pregnancy high. • Unborn babies get less food and oxygen. • Smoking during pregnancy can increase risk • of several problems like…. Photo courtesy of: www.tobaccofreespokane.org/ ima ges/pregnant-mo... 236 x 466 pixels - 17k and www.de isty.com mygallery/ quit-smoking.jpg

  4. Premature Birth • Premature births are when baby born to mother who had been pregnant for 37 weeks or less. • Smoke in cigarettes is important cause of premature birth. Photo courtesy of www.endthewar.org/ varad.jpg and closerlookatpreemies.freeservers.com/ photo.html

  5. Low BirthWeight • Babies born to pregnant mothers who smoke weigh less. • Babies smaller because not fully developed. • Low birth weight is major factor for complications and health problems even though difference in weight may not seem significant. • 1996- 63.7 our of 1,000 born at low birth weight (Native Hawaiians) • 1996- 66.9 out of 1,000 low birth weight (statewide) Photo courtesy Of www.wellnessguide.or g/ staywell/drugs.htm

  6. A Baby with Learning Disabilities • Negative effect of smoking during pregnancy remain long after birth. • Studies found children of smokers have behavioral problems. • Also a lower ability to achieve in school. Photo courtesy of www.intellectualdisability.info/... / baby.jpg

  7. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome • SIDS is sudden and unexpected death of apparently healthy infant that remains unexplained even after a thorough investigation. • Leading cause of death for children one month to one year of age. • Although cause of SIDS is unknown, smoking during pregnancy and after birth is one of the major risks factors. Photo courtesy of: www2.state.tn.us/health /FactSheets/sides..htm

  8. Connection • Malama means to care for. • Kuleana means responsibility. • Lokomaikai means to share. • Kokua means to help others. • Hoopaipai means encouragement • Laulima means to work together. • Hoihi means to respect. Photo courtesy of www.h2ogfx.com/.../ THE%20 LOVE%20CONNECTION.jpg

  9. Conclusion • Smoking is stupid (although this is an opinion it is mostly true) • Smoking is like eating rat poison. • Shouldn’t smoke (also an opinion) • Help a friend stop smoking. • Not only can affect yourself but you can affect other people while smoking too (second hand smoke…etc).

  10. Bibliography • Office of Health Status Monitoring, Department of Health, Vital Statistics System, Births, 2000. • Benett AD. Perinatal substance abuse and the drug-exposed neonate. Advance for Nurse Practitioners. 1999”7(5):32-6. • Andres RL, Day MC. Perinatal complications associated with maternal tobacco use. Seminars in Neonatalogy. 2000;5(3):231-41

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