The placenta (afterbirth) is lifeline between mother and child. When a pregnant woman smokes, the oxygen in her blood is replaced by carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that deprives the muscles, brain and body tissue of oxygen, which hampers functioning of the child’s heart. If the child has not enough oxygen, he/she will suffer from this phenomenon, which is called oxygen starvation. Hypoxia affects for a long period of time. Instant effect is that the movements of the child inside the womb slow down, and the heart …

Causes of alcoholism
1. One of the main causes of alcoholism is jealousy. Doctors estimate that 80% of alcoholics are jealous people. The vast majority of them are men. In women jealousy is different. A man drinks because he wants to dream and see himself as a strong and successful person in life. And alcohol gives such illusion, and the man constantly uses it.
2. Overwork. A good glass of wine cheers up and creates the illusion of perfect health. Some men are predisposed to alcoholism due to the nature of his character: suspiciousness, …

A team of scientists from the Monell Chemical Center found out that the nicotine contained in breast milk of lactating mothers suffering from tobacco, reduces the sleep time of the child and makes him/her restless. According to Dr. Julie A. Menella (Julie A. Menella), the baby wakes up faster, when there is less time between the smoked cigarette and feeding procedure. This investigation, published in the journal Pediatrics, again raises the question of the impact of smoking on the child during feeding. In most cases, if a woman quits smoking …

Breast milk is the best food for your baby, especially at the initial stage of life. Thanks to it, the child can avoid a lot of diseases. Everyone understands that smoking mother, along with breast milk transmits her child not only nutrients, but also a lot of harmful substances (which are contained in tobacco smoke). The most dangerous of them is nicotine. In the body of the child nicotine is converted to another substance – cotinine. Its level in the babies who were breast-feed, can reach 10 times more than …

In recent years smoking is becoming more popular among women. For example, according to the results conducted in the USA, it was found out that smokers are not less than one-third of all women and about 25% of women do not quit smoking even during pregnancy. It was also established that women belonging to lower social group and unmarried women are tempted to this habit than others. Many women do not think that smoking during pregnancy is connected with a number of negative impacts. Smoking increases the risk of various …