What happens if someone smokes around a pregnant woman?

Being around secondhand smoke during pregnancy can cause your baby to be born with low birthweight or birth defects. Secondhand smoke also is dangerous to your baby after birth. Babies exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely than babies who aren’t to die of SIDS.

What can a pregnant woman take to stop smoking?

Nicotine replacement therapy. You can use nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) during pregnancy if it will help you stop smoking and you’re unable to stop without it. It’s not recommended that you take stop smoking tablets such as Champix or Zyban during pregnancy.

How do I stop secondhand smoke outside?

How can secondhand smoke be avoided?

1. Don’t allow smoking in your home. Opening windows and using fans and ventilation systems doesn’t eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke.
2. Don’t allow smoking in your vehicle, even with the windows down.
3. Choose smoke-free care facilities.
4. Patronize businesses with no-smoking policies.

What advice can you give to smokers and nonsmokers?

10 self-help tips to stop smoking Quit smoking

• Think positive.
• Make a plan to quit smoking.
• Consider your diet.
• Change your drink.
• Identify when you crave cigarettes.
• Get some stop smoking support.
• Get moving.
• Make non-smoking friends.

How can we prevent secondhand smoke in public places?

How can you prevent secondhand smoke in an apartment?

Adopting a Building Wide Smokefree Policy is the Best Way to Protect All Residents from Exposure to Secondhand Smoke. It is perfectly legal for landlords/property owners to adopt policies prohibiting smoking in all indoor areas of their buildings, including in living units or even on their property.

What happens if you breathe in secondhand smoke?

Breathing secondhand smoke can have immediate adverse effects on your blood and blood vessels, increasing the risk of having a heart attack. Breathing secondhand smoke interferes with the normal functioning of the heart, blood, and vascular systems in ways that increase the risk of having a heart attack.

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