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 "Plan for the future, because that is where you are going to spend the rest of your life." ~Mark Twain
 

Did You Know?:

27% of women smoke during their childbearing years.
Mothers who smoke while they are pregnant are more likely to give birth to a premature baby than mothers who don't.
 
Babies exposed to parental smoking suffer more from diseases such as bronchitis and ear infection than babies whose parents don't.
Women who smoke are more likely to experience difficulties conceiving than women who don't.
 
Babies of smoking mothers are more likely to be born smaller than babies of non-smoking mothers.
Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to miscarry than women who don't.
 
There is thought to be a link between prenatal smoking and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Children of smokers are more likely to be shorter than children of non-smokers.  They are also more likely to have hearing difficulties, which could affect their ability to speak and read.  They may also have difficulties staying focused, which may lead to behavioral problems.
 
Adolescents whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are at higher risk for drug abuse than those whose mothers did not smoke.