Effects Of Smoking On fetus Flashcards
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Effects of smoking on a fetus
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IUGR Lifelong: addiction, cardiac and respiratory issues, allergies sickness, your infections, auto immune disorders, childhood cancers, leukemia, SIDS fetal distress, tachycardia, postmaturity, Asthma SGA Low apgars Vitamin c deficiencies Miscarriage LBW PROM Liver stress Placental issues CNS problems Damaged DNA Stress hormones increased
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How is smoking creates fetal hypoxia
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- Mothers taking in less oxygen
- Vasoconstriction causes constricted blood vessels which equals less blood in the placenta which equals less oxygen to the fetus
- carbon monoxide pushes O2 out
- less blood in the uterus means less medium to transport nutrients
- cigarettes contain added chemicals which cause lesions on placenta
- hemoglobin will attach to extra CO2 in the blood which will cross the placenta to the baby
- uterus considered non essential. Under oxygenated when constricted
- poorly developed placenta
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Effects of smoking on mother
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Miscarriage Hypertension Stillbirth Perineal damage PROM Liver stress Increased infections Aggravation of Rh incompatibility Postpartum hemorrhage Placental problems, small and nasty, abruption, previa, low-lying, accreta
