During pregnancy, some women find it easy to quit with willpower alone. However for others, it can make an expectant mother even more anxious about smoking while pregnant.
Find out the truth behind some of the most common myths about quitting smoking during pregnancy. Find out about the benefits of quitting smoking for you and your baby.
This video breaks down the common myths believed about quitting smoking. We employed a combination of actors, motion graphics and a voice over to make the information easy to understand, educational and digestible whilst being enjoyable to watch.
Did you know?
Smoking when pregnant decreases the amount of oxygen available to the growing baby, and the nicotine in cigarettes increases the mother's and the baby's heart rate. Smoking also reduces the flow of blood through the umbilical chord.
If a woman smokes when she is pregnant and after her baby is born, her baby has an increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and complications during birth.
Passive smoking is a real and significant threat to a baby's health, and the poisons in cigarettes inhaled by a mother are passed on to the baby through breast milk and through passive smoking.
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