10/10/2008

Alcohol and cigarettes: enemies of pregnancy

How many cigarettes are smoking during pregnancy?
There is no scientific information that suggests that smoking produces malformations in embryos, but no one doubts what is causing injury to the developing fetus. A lit cigarette produces about 4,000 different chemicals, and since this figure is extremely harmful to the adult, much more will be for the baby.

In addition, babies of smoking mothers showed a lower average weight of 200 grams compared with those of non-smokers. And the more time that has been smoked, the greater the difference. On the other hand, found a decrease in learning ability and aptitude for mathematics in children of mothers who smoked during pregnancy. So the only is inoffensive figure: zero.

What about alcohol consumption?
The consumption of alcohol during pregnancy is the most common known cause of mental retardation in children. It is estimated that between 30 and 40 per cent of alcoholic mothers had children with mental and physical symptoms caused by toxic: the mental deterioration is the most characteristic of the table presented by these guys.

What about coffee?
What is a wise after every meal. It is not advisable to exceed that amount.

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