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Archive for September 11th, 2009

Many expectant mothers who smoke, they understand that quitting smoking during pregnancy will cause psychological consequences such as anxiety or stress and under that argument still consumed snuff during pregnancy. Nevertheless the consequences for the baby may be much more severe.

it is known fact that snuff reduces the supply of oxygen to tissues, causing in turn lower levels of vitamin B12 and C and the release of the hormone oxytocin (which induces labor). This added to the antidiuretic effect that nicotine has a pregnant woman does suffer from fluid retention and suffer increased blood pressure.

The fetus, in order to compensate this deficit, consumes less oxygen and food is a baby with birth weight less than normal. Read the rest of this entry »