Is smoking while pregnant okay?Pregnant women should not smoke during pregnancy because cigarettes contain high levels of nicotine and other toxic substances that are harmful to both the mother and the fetus.

Harmful effects of smoking on pregnant women

Miscarriage

Smoking during pregnancy can cause nicotine and other toxic substances to enter the body, leading to miscarriage.

Complications of pregnancy

Smoking during pregnancy may increase the incidence of pregnancy complications such as pregnancy edema and pre-eclampsia.

Damage to the fetus caused by smoking

Growth retardation

Smoking during pregnancy causes toxic substances such as nicotine to flow into the bloodstream, which narrows the blood vessels in the uterus and reduces the amount of blood flowing into the uterus, leading to growth retardation of the fetus.

Brain damage

Smoking during pregnancy causes nicotine and other harmful substances to penetrate through the bloodstream into the placenta, damaging the brain cells of the fetus and leading to intellectual disability.