First of all,one of the way to prevent people from beginning to smoke starts from the parents.They should not smoke in front of their children and even better not to have smoking habit at all.This habit can be followed by the children when they are grown up.Mothers are playing an important role in a family and also to the next generations therefore,up to 5% of infants death would be prevented if pregnant women did not smoke.
Diagram 2: Pregnant Woman
Sources:
http://beingnoisy.blogspot.com/
Do you know?More than 10% of women smoke throughout their pregnancies.Smoking is linked to an increased risk of early delivery and infant death. Research also suggests that infants of mothers who smoke during and after pregnancy are 2 to 3 times more likely to die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than babies born to non-smoking mothers. The risk of SIDS is somewhat less for infants whose mothers stop smoking during pregnancy, even if they start smoking again after delivery.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2X_Women_and_Smoking.asp
Other than that,the negative effects towards the baby is not only during the pregnancy but also after delivery through the breast milk that contains some harmful chemical from the tobacco.
Therefore,What do you think mothers should do to quit smoking during and after pregnancy?
