13% of Irish Women Smoke Throughout Pregnancy

According to the Growing Up in Ireland study. In the report it was found that found women who experience a great deal of stress are much more likely to continue smoking, while poverty and poor education are also factors.

The aim of the research was to investigate the extent and distribution of three specific health behaviours among mothers in the prenatal and antenatal period.

The three specific areas they looked at were:

• Cigarette smoking in pregnancy
• Alcohol consumption in pregnancy
• Breastfeeding

The number of Irish women who smoke while pregnant has dropped from more than one in every four to fewer than one in every five, according to these latest figures.

The latest National Longitudinal Study of Children shows that the proportion of women smoking during pregnancy dropped from 28% in 1999 to 17% in 2007.

It found that 13% of women smoked all the way through pregnancy, even though smoking more than 11 cigarettes a day decreases a baby’s birth weight.

The study also found that compared to women in Britain, Irish women were significantly less likely to report drinking during pregnancy.

Most intelligent people know that smoking causes cancer, heart disease, and other major health problems. Smoking during pregnancy is especially harmful, causing additional health problems including premature birth, certain birth defects, and infant death.

Here are some facts about smoking and pregnancy:

• Smoking makes it harder for a woman to get pregnant.
• Women who smoke during pregnancy, are more likely than other women to have a miscarriage.
• Smoking can cause problems with the placenta—the source of the baby’s food and oxygen during pregnancy. For example, the placenta can separate from the womb too early, causing bleeding, which is dangerous to the mother and baby.
• Smoking during pregnancy can cause a baby to be born too early or to have low birth weight—making it more likely the baby will be sick and have to stay in the hospital longer. A few babies may even die.
• Smoking during and after pregnancy is a risk factor of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is an infant death for which a cause of the death cannot be found.
• Babies born to women who smoke are more likely to have certain birth defects, like a cleft lip or cleft palate.
• There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke. Breathing even a little secondhand smoke can be harmful. The only way to fully protect yourself and your loved ones from the dangers of other people’s smoke is through 100% smoke-free environments.
• Quitting smoking will help you feel better and provide a healthier environment for your baby.

When you stop smoking with hypnosis:

• Your baby will get more oxygen, even after just one day of not smoking.
  There is less risk that your baby will be born too early.
• There is a better chance that your baby will come home from the hospital with you.
• You will be less likely to develop heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, chronic lung disease, and other smoke-related diseases.
• You will have more energy and breathe more easily.
• You will have more money that you can spend on other things.
• You will feel good about what you have done for yourself and your baby.
• Quitting smoking can be difficult, but it is one of the best ways you can protect yourself and your baby’s health.

Stop Smoking Hypnosis for pregnant Women in Ireland

If you or someone you know wants to stop smoking with hypnosis hypnotherapy contact Martin Kiely Hypnosis Centre for more information or to book an appointment.

Martin Kiely Hypnosis Centre, Cork will provide you with professional specialized hypnosis services to help you succeed in becoming and remaining a non-smoker. Martin will teach you simple, effective and easy to use self-hypnosis exercises that many clients have successfully used to take back control over this area of their life.

Contact Martin Kiely Hypnosis Centre Cork, Ireland, for more information.

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