Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies Fetal alcohol exposure is a leading cause of birth defects and developmental disorders. Recent estimates of the number of U.S. children affected by fetal alcohol exposure range from 5 per 10,000 live births to 1 per 100 live births. We encourage you to quit. Smoking can harm both your and your baby's health. Drugs used during or before your pregnancy may have an impact on your baby.
People use drugs in many ways for many reasons.
Whether swallowing, snorting, smoking, or shooting, or whether using experimentally, recreationally, weekly, or daily - the effect on your baby may last a life time. If at first you don't succeed Quitting smoking isn't easy. If you fail at first, try again. If you can t stop, at least cut down. The fewer cigarettes you smoke, the better your chance of having a healthy baby.