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Smoking and pregnancy

Smoking and pregnancy

If you or your partner smokes, it can be harder to get pregnant.

Smoking and pregnancy

If you smoke while you’re pregnant, your baby smokes too.

Smoking and pregnancy

If you inhale other people’s smoke while you’re pregnant, this smoke passes to your baby.

Smoking when pregnant: harmful for your baby

Smoking and pregnancy

Smoking when you’re pregnant increases the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth or low birth weight in your baby.

Smoking and pregnancy

Cigarette smoke can damage your baby’s brain and lungs and increase risks for asthma, childhood illness, and cleft lip and palate.

Smoking and pregnancy

There’s a strong link between sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) and smoking during pregnancy and after birth.

Quitting smoking: good for you and your baby

Smoking and pregnancy

Smoking can reduce how much breastmilk you make and put harmful substances in your breastmilk. But even if you smoke, breastfeeding is still best for your baby.

Smoking and pregnancy

It’s never too late to quit. For example, one hour after you quit, the risk of pregnancy complications and your baby’s risk of illness goes down.

Smoking and pregnancy

If you’re finding it hard to quit, call the Quitline on 137 848 for help.

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