Smoking increases your risk of an unhealthy pregnancy. Smoking increases the likelihood of increased intrauterine bleeding, abnormal implantation of the fetus, premature delivery and the premature rupture of the protective membranes surrounding the fetus. Your child needs a healthy mother. Motherhood is a responsibility. This means staying healthy and alive for your child.
Smokers have a greater risk of death or disability at a younger age due to cancer and heart disease.
They are also more likely to suffer from colds, gastric ulcers, chronic bronchitis, emphysema and cerebrospinal disease. This page, and other ASH web pages, may be freely copied and reproduced in print or on other web pages.