Smoking's Bad: Article about risks to Unborn Babies

It shocks me that an article titled Mom's Smoking Tied to Dangerous Gut Illness in Preemies (HealthDay) needs to be written in the first place.   I'd like to think that everyone in the United States already knows that cigarettes cause a whole host of serious health problems from the smoker, the person who is near a smoker and, of course, an unborn child.

The study found that mothers who smoked while pregnant raised the risk that if their babies were born prematurely, the babies would develop a serious, life-threatening bowl disease known as necrotizing enterocolitis.  This disease destroys the that lines the sides of the intestinal walls.

Here's a link to the full article.

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Here are links to previous blog posts: 

I'll Have Another

A Mother's Fears

The Strongest Women

The Loneliness of Having Triplets

What is the "Right" Number of Children to Have?

The Baby Making Project: IVF

It's Not Your Lifestyle: Male Infertility

Grasping at Straws: Laptops Damage Sperm

The Holistic Approach to Infertility

Fresh vs Frozen Embryo Transfer

No More Octomoms

Premature Babies Twice as Likely to Suffer Mental Disorders

Are You Having Twins?

Does IVF Increased Your Breast Cancer Risk?

Here are links to chapter one of my book:

Chapter 1 (part 1)

Chapter 1 (part 2)