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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

FASD

…that women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely than other women to have a miscarriage?

…that smoking during pregnancy causes major health problems for mom and baby?

…that smoking can damage the placenta—the baby’s only source of food and oxygen during pregnancy.

…that smoking can cause a baby to be born too early and have low birth weight—making it more likely the baby will become sick or die.

…that smoking during and after pregnancy can increase your baby’s risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

…that babies born to mothers who smoke are more likely to have birth defects such as cleft lip or cleft palate.

The American Cancer Society as part of it’s Great American Smokeout Challenge has joined forces with the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disorders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a new online resource: “Pregnant? Don’t Smoke – Learn Why and How to Quit for Good.”

For more information on how to quit for good visit:

• 1-800-QUIT-NOW
• Smokefree
• Smoking and Tobacco Use
• Tobacco Use and Pregnancy
• National Partnership for Smoke-free Families
• March of Dimes
• American Lung Association
• Smoke-free Homes and Cars Program