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Healthy lungs at birth will help a child play without coughing or wheezing and be less likely to develop asthma later on in life.
Babies who have poorly working lungs at birth are also more likely to die from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Babies who have poorly working lungs at birth may have to spend days to weeks attached to a breathing machine.
Quitting increases the chance that a baby's lungs will work well at birth and later on in life.
Babies that are born before being fully developed are at a higher risk for brain, breathing, and digestive problems. Some are even too weak to survive more than a few days.
Quitting smoking lowers the chance of a baby being born prematurely.
Everything a pregnant women takes in is passed to her baby through the umbilical cord. When pregnant women smoke they pass nicotine, carbon monoxide and chemicals to their babies.
The first benefit women give their babies by quitting is more oxygen in the womb.
When women smoke during pregnancy, they are taking a huge gamble with their baby's health. Quitting gives a baby much better odds at a healthy life.
In the Why to Quit segment, women will learn the main ways quitting smoking will benefit them and their babies.
"You Can Quit! How to Stop Smoking During Pregnancy" helps motivate pregnant women to quit smoking and remain smoke free.
This program will show mothers why and how to quit smoking during pregnancy and stay smoke free for life.
Many women quit successfully during pregnancy because they have the greatest reason to; they want a healthy baby.
Pregnancy is the perfect time to start making healthy choices that can last a lifetime. It is also the best time to get rid of dangerous behaviors like smoking.
Amber's motivation to quit smoking was her daughter. She believed that quitting smoking would be one small step compared to the huge step of becoming a mother.
Katherine started smoking when she was 12 years old. She decided to quit smoking for the health of her baby and herself so they both could have a happy, healthy start.