Danger of Cigarette Smoke in Pregnant Women
Cigarette smoke is not only dangerous for active smokers, but also dangerous for others who are non-smokers when inhaling cigarette smoke, inhale more dangerous if a woman is pregnant. Pregnant women who breathe secondhand smoke can cause certain risks. Rook smoke are inhaled olej pregnant women can affect the pregnancy and the fetus. Chemical substances contained in cigarettes can get into the pregnant woman’s body and poison the fetus.
In a study reported at the American Association for Cancer Research in Washington said that the compounds that enter these can cause genetic damage that eventually could be the beginning of leukemia or other cancers. In addition to causing cancer, pregnant women who breathe secondhand smoke can also cause other hazards, namely:
1. Risk of conceiving babies with low birth weight (LBW) due to toxins in cigarettes can impede blood flow which is a source of nutrition for infants;
2. Cigarette smoke can cause premature death (premature death) in babies who are conceived and cause disease when the baby is born;
3. Cigarette smoke can increase the risk of having babies died from SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) compared with infants not exposed to cigarette smoke;
4. Increases the risk of babies exposed to bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections and slows lung growth;
5. Cigarette smoke during pregnancy can cause changes in DNA structure that can later be infant immune system weakens;
6. Disrupt fetal brain growth during in the womb, and at risk of mental retardation;
7. Increase the risk of the baby has asthma;
8. Frequent exposure to secondhand smoke can make a baby born prematurely who generally have a body organ development are not yet perfect;
9. Effect of cigarette smoke can cause the baby have congenital heart disease until miscarriage;
10. Increase the risk of birth defects such as cleft lip caused by abnormalities in the sperm of the father of smokers.
This of course can be prevented with the cooperation of various parties, especially the smokers in the immediate environment so as not smoking around pregnant women. It is also hoped there was a regulation that prohibits smoking in crowded places and to provide special areas for smokers.