What are the effects of women smoking on their fetus?

Life is stressful nowadays. Both men and women are under a lot of pressure. Everyone has different ways of relieving stress. Some people like to do sports, while others like to drink and smoke to relieve stress. Especially nowadays, many women like to use smoking to relieve stress. So what impact does women’s smoking have on the fetus? This is a question that many female friends are concerned about. Let me introduce it to you below.

What are the effects of women's smoking on their fetus?

The harm of smoking to pregnancy and fetus:

1. Smoking can cause miscarriage.

2. Smoking has obvious inhibitory and damaging effects on the nonspecific immune function and defense function of pregnant women.

3. Pregnant women who smoke are prone to pregnancy-induced hypertension.

4. Smoking can cause intrauterine growth retardation of the fetus, and the birth weight of the newborn is lower than that of normal fetuses of the same age.

5. Smoking is related to a variety of birth defects, such as neural tube defects, clubfoot, cleft lip and palate, cryptorchidism, and transposition of great blood vessels.

6. Smoking can increase the incidence of fetal intrauterine distress and neonatal asphyxia.

7. The impact of active and passive smoking on infants and young children is not limited to the fetal period, but has adverse effects on health throughout the infancy and even adulthood.

Be sure to do a good job of pregnancy checkups. Routine checks include routine blood tests, electrocardiograms, urine samples, body weight, abdominal circumference, pelvic measurements and uterine height, and listening to fetal heart and fetal movements. At least three B-ultrasounds should be performed during the entire pregnancy, approximately after 12 weeks, 24 or 25 weeks, and 36 weeks. In particular, Down syndrome screening should be done well, which is a non-destructive detection method for the fetus. It is economical, simple, and safe, and is performed between 14 and 18 weeks of pregnancy. Only 2 ml of venous blood needs to be drawn from the pregnant woman, and the pregnant woman will know the result 2-3 weeks after the blood test.

The above is an introduction to the impact of women’s smoking on the fetus. Now everyone should have a certain understanding. Normally speaking, smoking and drinking will have an impact on children, but if you quit smoking and drinking during the period of having a child, you can still ensure that there is no impact on the fetus. Also, smoking and drinking are not good habits, so try to quit them if you can.