Or she needs to think about quitting after she finds out that she is pregnant, which will be better for her own health and for that of her baby. Pregnancy is a great time to quit smoking and to stay quit after the baby is born. If a woman smokes during pregnancy, she takes a big chance with her baby's health. There is a greater chance that she will lose the baby during pregnancy. The baby could also be born too early, before the lungs are ready, so he or she will have trouble breathing.
Babies often weigh less when the mother smokes.
It is not always easier to deliver a low-weight baby. And a baby that weighs too little is often sick with lots of health problems. Smaller babies are more likely to need special care and stay longer in the hospital. Some may die either at birth or within the first year. These poisons get into the placenta, which is the tissue that connects the mother and the baby before it is born.