Where everyone is quite aware that smoking could lead to pregnancy complications, health problems in the mother as well as the baby, there are 2 major complications that are linked to smoking during pregnancy.
They are: Miscarriage and Birth defects.
The toxins that enter the body when you smoke during early pregnancy affect the inner wall of the uterus and make implantation/attachment of the fertilized egg difficult to the wall and increase the risk of miscarriage. Additionally, it also has an effect on the chromosome which tends to increase the risk of miscarriage.
Smoking during pregnancy is also linked with birth defects like cleft lip and palate, stillbirths, low birth weight, preterm delivery, deformed limbs, and other disabilities.
Be it active or passive smoking, you should strictly avoid it when planning a pregnancy and during pregnancy too. #smoking #pregnancycomplications #seemasays