Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Advice For a Safe and Calm Pregnancy

By Dalida Shapiro


You're pregnant, congratulations! After nine months an angel will be sent to you to change your life for the best. But before we go through all the changes that might occur in your life due to this new baby let me help you by giving you all the information you need to know to have an easy and smooth pregnancy. Now, lift your feet up and enjoy this beautiful adventure!

I would like, at first, to go through things you should avoid while pregnant.

Alcohol: Drinking throughout pregnancy is related to a series of serious problems and complications including increased risk of miscarriage, prematurity, labor and delivery complications, low birth weight, stillbirth, abnormal growth, and developmental problems in childhood. Even though some women drink one glass of wine during pregnancy, there's no evidence to support that this is a completely safe bet. So why drink? Aren't our babies precious enough for a small sacrifice?

Cigarette: Your fetus is trapped in womb full of smoke every time you smoke. Your baby won't grow as it should due to a lack of oxygen and his heartbeat will speed. "Nicotine has been shown to be a potent vasoconstrictor reducing uterine and placental blood flow. These properties may account for the increase in spontaneous abortions seen in smoking women", said Krisa Van Meurs an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Denis Campbell wrote an article published in the Guardian, on July 12 2011, that revealed the results of new research that showed that smoking could cause serious birth defects such as missing limbs, clubfoot, and deformed limbs due to this conclusion doctors urge mothers to stop smoking while pregnant even better before conceiving. 50% of the babies of mothers addicted to cigarettes will be born with malformations that are very serious. Percentage of smoking pregnant women is increasing and this calls for serious measure in order to reduce this high number and therefore decrease the risk of birth defects. WebMed Health news, on July 27, 2005, published a study that showed the danger of passive smoking also known as second smoke on the fetus. Researcher Stephen Grant, PhD, conclude and I quote: "This analysis shows not only that smoking during pregnancy causes genetic damage in the developing fetus that can be detected at birth, but also that passive -- or secondary -- exposure causes just as much damage as active smoking, and it is the same kind of damage". All those studies will clearly show you the danger of smoking to your baby so please make a little sacrifice and stop smoking.




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