Smoking, drinking alcohol, and using drugs while pregnant can harm your growing baby. Know how to stay away from these dangers to have a healthy pregnancy and baby. Find out more about drugs and pregnancy by taking this quiz.
1. You are more likely to have a miscarriage if you smoke while pregnant.
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People who smoke cigarettes have a higher risk for miscarriages, stillborn births, and premature or low-birth-weight babies than pregnant people who don't smoke.
2. Your baby is at higher risk for SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) if you smoke while pregnant.
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Smoking also makes it more likely that your child will get asthma.
3. Smoking after your baby is born won't harm the child.
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Smoking after your baby is born can make it more likely that your child will get asthma, chronic ear infections, and other health problems.
4. It's safe to drink alcohol during pregnancy as long as you don't drink a lot or every day.
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There is no safe amount or type of alcohol use during pregnancy. Alcohol raises the risk for miscarriages, delivering a preterm infant, and behavioral problems in babies.
5. A pregnant person who drinks alcohol puts their baby at risk for health problems.
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Even moderate alcohol use (1 drink a day) during pregnancy can cause lifelong problems for babies. These include problems with coordination, behavior, attention, and learning. The cause of fetal alcohol syndrome is heavy drinking while pregnant.
6. You should not take aspirin or ibuprofen while pregnant.
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Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines such as aspirin, ibuprofen, laxatives, or cold or allergy medicines may harm an unborn child. Always talk with your pregnancy healthcare provider before taking OTC medicines or medicines prescribed by a different provider.
7. Babies born to people who used narcotics while they were pregnant can have withdrawal symptoms.
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The babies can also be more irritable, grow more slowly, and have behavioral problems.
8. People who use IV (intravenous) drugs while pregnant may get hepatitis or HIV. These diseases can be passed on to their babies.
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Using IV drugs puts you at risk for hepatitis B and C, and HIV. You can then pass these diseases on to your child. If you are HIV-positive, you can also pass the virus on to your baby through breastmilk.
9. Babies born to people who used heroin during pregnancy can have health problems.
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These problems include behavioral problems, low birth weight, and an addiction to heroin. Other possible problems are shallow breathing and bleeding (hemorrhage) inside the head.
10. It's safe for pregnant people to take tranquilizers, sleeping pills, and amphetamines.
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Babies born to people who take these medicines can have trouble breathing, poor muscle tone, and other developmental problems.
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