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Smoking in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 02/07/2007 01:58:43
There is clear medical evidence that smoking during pregnancy increases risk of fetal ill-health and miscarriage
With the waves of information around and the warnings on cigarette packets, it's hard for any smoker to say he or she is unaware of the health dangers linked with smoking. Whilst having been a smoker in past years is not going to affect an unborn
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Smoking and conception
By Monica Stylli on 29/04/2010 17:39:29
Don't wait until you're pregnant to give up smoking - quitting can improve the chances of conception for women and men. Here's how it affects conception, and ways to quit.
If you’re thinking about getting pregnant and have been considering giving up smoking then now is the time to do it. Mary Kittle, in her book Stay Fertile Longer quotes a study that found that women who began smoking before they were 18 were three
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Smoking as a Parent
By Sarah Lawson on 07/11/2008 02:06:45
Even if you managed to stop smoking in pregnancy, smoking around your baby or child can still be dangerous
If you managed to give up smoking when you were trying for a baby or when you were pregnant then you have really done well. Giving up smoking is not at all easy, though the knowledge that you have a growing baby inside you can be a strong influence
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Passive smoking in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 12/07/2009 01:30:23
Even if you don't smoke or have managed to give up, while you are pregnant you should avoid others people's smoke, too
You might already be aware of the benefits of giving up smoking when you are trying for a babyand when you are pregnant. The risk of miscarriage during pregnancy can be increased, smoking affects the growth in the womb and the long-term health
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Pre-Pregnancy Smoking
By Sarah Lawson on 23/10/2008 01:35:12
You know that smoking during pregnancy can affect your unborn child, but what about the smoking you did before you were pregnant?
It is well documented that smoking in pregnancy is not only harmful to your unborn baby's physical development in the womb, but that it dramatically increases the chances of cot death in the first year of your child's life. However, what
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Unborn babies threatened by passive smoking
By Kimberley Smith on 02/07/2010 14:22:01
Passive smoking found to be almost as damaging to developing babies as mum-to-be smoking
Babies who are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke in the womb are at a similar risk of cancers and genetic mutations as those whose mums smoked during pregnancy.Researchers in the US have investigated genetic abnormalities found in children born
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Psychiatric problems linked to smoking in pregnancy
By Kyrsty Hazell on 05/05/2010 14:06:34
New light shed on the risks associated with mums-to-be smoking
The physical effects that smoking has on babies is already known, such as respiratory problems and low birth weight rates, however the latest research in Finland has found there could be links to psychiatric problems later on in childhood, including
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Does smoking in pregnancy create criminals?
By Kimberley Smith on 16/11/2010 17:13:54
Mums-to-be who smoked heavily during their pregnancy found to be more likely to have babies who grow up committing crimes
Children of mums who smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day during pregnancy are more likely to go on to have a criminal record. This is the remarkable conclusion of a study just published in the US.Nearly 4,000 women were interviewed between 1959
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Pregnant Stacey Solomon caught smoking
By Anna Lewis on 05/03/2012 12:11:09
Doctor told her it was OK to smoke during pregnancy, expectant mum Stacey claims
Mum-to-be Stacey Solomon has been caught smoking just two months before her due date.The X Factor finalist, who is 7 months pregnant, was seen smoking four cigarettes in two hours during a photoshoot in South London.Smoking in pregnancy has been
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Stop Smoking Now hypnotherapy CD winners announced
By ThinkBaby on 03/06/2009 12:30:33
Who has won a Stop Smoking Now hypnotherapy CD?
We are delighted to announce the 15 winners of the Stop Smoking Now hypnotherapy CD are as follows:Bella Smyth from Swindon Katrina Davidson from RenfrewshrieTracy Baker from GwentMark Rewhorn from West MidlandsHelen Brown from Derbyshire
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