| Despite all the warnings to the contrary,
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| | If a baby manages to survive until birth,
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| the statistics regarding teenage smoking
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| | the health problems associated with
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| continues to rise.
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| | cigarette smoking are only beginning.
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| Feeling invincible, a common
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| | Because the carcinogens of cigarettes
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| misconception of the age group, smoking
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| | have replaced the appropriate levels of
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| seems like an excellent means of
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| | oxygen and nutrients, smoking is
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| achieving popularity, feeling grown up,
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| | comparable to skipping feedings after
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| and rebellingagainst adults.
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| | birth. Thus, the low birth weight.
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| Like Superman, the same rules do not seem
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| | Think about it. No loving parent will
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| to apply to high school and junior high
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| | allow an infant to go hungry.
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| age individuals. Kids think, unlike
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| | Nevertheless, smoking during pregancy
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| everyone else on the planet, they can
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| | essentially starves a growing fetus.
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| quit any time. By the time teenagers
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| | Unfortunately, low birth weight babies
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| understand the addictive nature of
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| | cannot simply be fattened up after birth.
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| cigarettes, the damage has been done, and
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| | Subjected to the same poisons a mother
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| ceasation is extremely difficult.
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| | inhales during pregnancy, a smoker's
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| Although smokers agree the long-term
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| | baby's weight can also be an outward sing
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| effects of inhaling up to 1000 different
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| | of grave inward health problems.
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| chemical toxins is responsible for deadly
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| | For example, studies have shown babies of
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| diseases like heart attacks, emphysema,
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| | smokers are much more likely to succumb
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| and cancer- the addiction rules. Sadly,
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| | to sudden infant death syndrome. Thus,
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| when smokers choose to have a baby, the
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| | the mortality of an infant, before age
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| unborn child has no choice but to become
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| | one, increases due toexposure from the
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| a smoker as well.
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| | harmful affects of cigarette smoke.
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| Smoking before pregnancy can affect
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| | Also, because lung development has been
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| fertility. After conception, the baby is
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| | compromised during pregnancy, a smoker's
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| essential a smoker, increasing the odds
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| | child is likely to suffer more colds and
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| of stillbirths and miscarriages. A
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| | inner ear infections. Additionally, a
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| smoker's baby is likely to be a low
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| | baby is prone to illnesses such as
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| birth-weight, ahd have significant health
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| | pneumonia and bronchitis, requiring
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| problems long after birth. Yet, smoking
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| | hospitalization.
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| mothers have the option to quit, before
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| | Even as a baby growns into toddlerhood
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| the chemicals can do irrepairable damage.
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| | and beyond, the affects of being a
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| Future mothers and fathers may have
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| | smoking fetus can continue plaguing the
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| greater difficulty starting a family in
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| | child. Sadly, children exposed to smoking
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| the first place. For male smokers, sperm
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| | during pregancy have increased chances of
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| count is lower, the sperm may be
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| | suffering from asthma and even cancer.
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| misshapen, and motility is restricted by
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| | Asthma alone can be pretty scary. More
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| reduced semen.
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| | than a simple cough or cold, asthma
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| For females, smoking affects the release
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| | inflames the airways. As the bronchila
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| of an egg through the fallopian tubes to
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| | tubes swell, a baby has greater
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| the womb. Also, IVF is less likely to
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| | difficulty breathing. Without immediate
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| succeed. Although the egg is successfully
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| | medical attention, a baby with asthma can
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| fertilized in a test tube, the embryo
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| | perish.
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| will have difficulty attaching to the
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| | As if asthma is not bad enough, babies
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| womb.
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| | exposed to cancer-causing polutants in
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| Even if the mother manages to conceive,
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| | the womb have and increased probability
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| she is still endangering the life of her
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| | of sufferinglife-threatening cancers in
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| unborn child, because the baby has no
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| | childhood: Numerous studies have
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| option but to smoke as well. Why?
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| | investigated the incidence of childhood
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| Anything the mother ingest is transferred
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| | cancer in the children of women who
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| to her baby via the placenta, including
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| | smoked during pregnancy. An increased
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| the 1000 toxic chemicals found in
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| | risk for all cancers is found as well as
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| cigarettes.
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| | an association of acute lymphocytic
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| In addition, the carbon monoxide, the
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| | leukemia and lymphoma with maternal
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| same toxic emissions from a car's
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| | smoking has been confirmed in several
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| tailpipe, forms in the bloodstream,
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| | studies.
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| reducing the flow of oxygen to both
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| | Thankfully, smoking mothers can
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| mother and baby. Therefore, the baby is
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| | drastically reduce the odds of a precious
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| deprived of the appropriate amount of
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| | baby suffering from severe health
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| oxygen and nutrients to promote proper
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| | problems and dastardly diseases. Quit
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| growth and development.
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| | smoking now! Give a baby the best chance
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| The mother's choice to smoke increases
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| | at a healthy life, and a healthy mother.
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| the odds of stillbirths and miscarriages.
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| | Often, the willpower to quit is aided by
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| According to Dr. Krisa Van Meurs of
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| | pregnancy. If morning sickness does not
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| Stanford University School of Medicine,
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| | make cigarettes taste disgusting, the
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| there is a 33% increase in the chances of
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| | love for a baby is a great motivator.
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| miscarriage before the 28th week. Also,
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| | Whether a mother quits smoking before
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| because of restricted blood flow, doctors
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| | conception or during the pregnancy, there
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| have found a greater incidence of
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| | is no time like the present.
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| spontaneous abortions among smokers.
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