Yet many women keep on smoking. This is an example of the need for strong commitment. It is easier to have periodic breast cancer check-ups than to get rid of an addiction. And even the lucky ones who don't contract disease are apt to lose their looks to smoking. It causes wrinkles, stains the fingers and teeth and fouls the breath, hair and clothing.
Pregnancy is the ultimate good reason to quit.
Smokers have a higher risk of miscarriage, premature delivery and neonatal death. Even after childbirth, the mother's milk will carry nicotine to her baby. The risk to women is growing at an alarming rate. Twice as many girls than boys start smoking in junior high school. The human body is able to build a level of tolerance to many poisons.