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  • borked
    Totally Borked
    • Feb 2005
    • 6284

    #51
    Originally posted by CDSmith
    I provided links to accredited articles to back up my argument. Where are yours?

    But regardless of if it's true or not, your point seems rather lame in light of the greater scope of the discussion. Your comment comes off like you are justifying putting a fetus at risk by smoking simply because other things can or may also have the same effect.

    I'm going to hazard a guess that the chances of such things negatively affecting an unborn child due to smoking far outnumber instances of the same effect from riding in a car.

    Looking forward to seeing some actual proof of what you just said though.
    Think outside the box man....

    There are thousands of studies showing massive trauma to the foetus from seatbelt wearing women in accidents.

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    • CIVMatt
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      #52
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      • Scott McD
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        • Nov 2002
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        #53
        Originally posted by Sarah_MaxCash
        It doesn't happen that often these days but earlier today I had a doctor's appointment and right outside the glass doors of the waiting area was this pregnant woman. She had on this pair of low riding track bottoms/jogging pants that made her bump stick out. Which is classy enough considering it is fricking cold in London today and we are in the middle of a wind storm. Then she starts puffing away on a ciggie. You could almost feel the hush in the waiting room as she was spotted.

        What do you think when you see a pregnant woman smoking? Should it be against the law to smoke when you are pregnant?
        I've saw plenty of stupid sluts like that around here. They're usually about 16 years old too...


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        • DutchTeenCash
          I like Dutch Girls
          • Feb 2003
          • 21684

          #54
          Disgusts me

          But then again if they wanna do it what are you gonna do against it? I know a girl who stopped and the minute she gave birth started again. Maybe thats not as bad but that kid is gonna be raised in an appartment with 2 ppl smoking 24/7. Same deal.

          Still wonders me how ppl here in Europe think smoking is some kinda privilage and you just have to deal with it.

          Gonna be fun after July 1st when we ban smoking from restaurants completely here.

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          • CDSmith
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            • May 2001
            • 51460

            #55
            Originally posted by borked
            Think outside the box man....

            There are thousands of studies showing massive trauma to the foetus from seatbelt wearing women in accidents.
            How exactly is this "thinking outside the box"?

            You still aren't providing anything other than your word by way of proof.

            However, seatbelt wearing in accidents I can see, and yes I've heard of that being discussed. But it in no way compares to the MILLIONS of people who smoke while pregnant or smoke near their wife while she's pregnant or smoke in the same house as their kids, nor does it compare to the effects of such behavior on the unborn.

            The seatbelt argument is a rare occurance, and unless an accident takes place there is very little risk that I can see, whereas smoking is a KNOWN guarantee of having negative impacts on the fetus.

            Remind me what the point was of arguing with me on this? If you can't see that what I said is 100% right and the information I quoted is credible and that smoking while pregnant is a very stupid thing to do, then by all means go ahead and continue wallowing in ignorance. It's your life. Right?
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            • CDSmith
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              • May 2001
              • 51460

              #56
              Originally posted by borked
              Think outside the box man....

              There are thousands of studies showing massive trauma to the foetus from seatbelt wearing women in accidents.
              Okay forget what I said earlier. You're right. Since seatbelt use can sometimes be harmful to the unborn, people may as well smoke while pregnant too. I mean what the hell, right? If you can't beat it, join it.


              Great argument. Way to think outside that box.
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              • borked
                Totally Borked
                • Feb 2005
                • 6284

                #57
                Originally posted by CDSmith
                Okay forget what I said earlier. You're right. Since seatbelt use can sometimes be harmful to the unborn, people may as well smoke while pregnant too. I mean what the hell, right? If you can't beat it, join it.


                Great argument. Way to think outside that box.
                So smoking while pregnant guarantees your baby will be born premature, or with lung-related problems later in life, or die in utero?

                No, of course not.

                It just increases the risks significantly.

                I'm not advocating smoking while pregnant at all, but just saying that there are lots of risks during pregnancy which can be avoided. The ferocity of the replies here are unjust without the same for all the other risks.

                Pregnant women using cell phones? Maybe in 10 yrs you'll be saying the same thing about them, cos studies are coming out implicating high energy waves with congenital defects.

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                • borked
                  Totally Borked
                  • Feb 2005
                  • 6284

                  #58
                  Originally posted by CDSmith
                  Remind me what the point was of arguing with me on this? If you can't see that what I said is 100% right and the information I quoted is credible and that smoking while pregnant is a very stupid thing to do, then by all means go ahead and continue wallowing in ignorance. It's your life. Right?
                  I wasn't arguing with you, nor was I disagreeing with you - I simply pointed out your points for wanting pregnant smokers locking up are equally viable for other things. Don't see how that makes me ignorant.

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                  • tiger
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                    • Apr 2002
                    • 6986

                    #59
                    Amazing there are still people that try to defend smoking while pregnant.

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                    • CDSmith
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                      • May 2001
                      • 51460

                      #60
                      Originally posted by borked
                      So smoking while pregnant guarantees your baby will be born premature, or with lung-related problems later in life, or die in utero?

                      No, of course not.

                      It just increases the risks significantly.
                      Just? Isn't that enough of an argument for quitting? I think so.

                      Originally posted by borked
                      I'm not advocating smoking while pregnant at all,
                      Your previous two posts very much appear to be to the contrary, but thanks for clearing up the confusion.

                      Originally posted by borked
                      but just saying that there are lots of risks during pregnancy which can be avoided.
                      Agreed, but just because they exist that doesn't mean that this one (smoking) can't be eliminated from the equation.


                      Originally posted by borked
                      The ferocity of the replies here are unjust without the same for all the other risks.
                      I see what you're saying but I simply disagree with it. For one, smoking is a selfish self-serving "fuck everyone around me" habit at the best of times, but exponentially-so when done while pregnant. At least that's the way most people perceive it as is evident in the replies in this thread. It's also one of the leading major causes of infant death, complications during birth, and ongoing health problems of children.

                      And it's easily minimized or eliminated simply by putting down the smokes.

                      Originally posted by borked
                      Pregnant women using cell phones? Maybe in 10 yrs you'll be saying the same thing about them, cos studies are coming out implicating high energy waves with congenital defects.
                      Possibly I will be saying it. But I still don't see it in the same light as smoking (or drinking, or both) while pregnant. As with the seatbelt example, those are all external things that are although preventable are also things that are part of a normal day in most people's lives. Whereas smoking, drinking etc, are out and out poisoning one's unborn child.

                      Btw, there's a reason that so many kids suffer from asthsma these days. Back when I played hockey as a kid I recall one guy out of over 300 kids trying out that had it. Nowadays it's more like 1 kid in 20 that suffers from it.

                      Why even present an argument that remotely smacks of defending this? I for one and glad to see that so many people in this thread take a fucking hard line against this kind of shitty behavior. A fetus is basically at the mercy of how a mother chooses to treat her body, damn straight I'm free to criticize her for holding her kid hostage while she indulges her how filthy habit at her own child's expense.

                      Maybe women who smoke while pregnant should try thinking outside the box.
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                      • Firehorse
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                        • Apr 2002
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                        #61
                        I find it disgusting! I have seen video shown on National television of how an unborn baby spasms every time the smoking mother inhales!

                        I have 3 children to 2 different women! Neither of them smoked. drank alcohol or took any drugs during their pregnancy!

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                        • CDSmith
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                          • May 2001
                          • 51460

                          #62
                          Originally posted by borked
                          I wasn't arguing with you, nor was I disagreeing with you - I simply pointed out your points for wanting pregnant smokers locking up are equally viable for other things. Don't see how that makes me ignorant.
                          Locking up? As in, they should be locked up?

                          I never said that. (I may have thought it, but never posted it) :D
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                          • JayDeeZee
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                            • Aug 2006
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                            #63
                            I know how hard it is to quit smoking. I've been working on quitting for over 10 years and still smoke today. The phisical and mental cravings can get the best of people some times.

                            I do not condone a pregnant woman smoking, but, If a woman makes an honest attempt to quit, and she has to "cut down" in the quitting process, that's okay with me.

                            But we don't know this woman's situation. Perhaps she just found out some bad news? Maybe she's stressed and just having one puff?

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                            • sniperwolf
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                              • Mar 2005
                              • 17743

                              #64
                              ouch, that is disgusting specially when it's in the stage of formation.

                              It's pathetic to see the mother hurting the baby with her vice...
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                              • SleazyDream
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                                • Jul 2001
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                                #65
                                i don't like even the idea of it
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                                • BlackCrayon
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                                  • Jun 2003
                                  • 19634

                                  #66
                                  Originally posted by Jaysin
                                  holy shit the replies here amaze me... obviously none of you are smokers? I am not, but my girlfriend is pregnant and is a smoker, just because shes pregnant doesnt mean she can just up and stop smoking, it takes a while your body doesnt just say "hey baby, dont smoke anymore, no need for the cravings!"

                                  my girlfriend did cut back on how much she smokes but she cant just up and quit its not that easy...

                                  and saying shes an unfit mother and doesnt deserve a kid because of it, give me a fucking break, if thats how you feel because of a cigarette then you better go after mothers who are alot worse then that...
                                  When the kid is born be sure to blow plenty of smoke it its face so the baby won't have to "up and quit" when its born. Your reply really amazes me. If your girlfriend is so fucking weak that she can't even quit despite giving her child possible birth defects then that is pretty damn sad. It shows she cares more about her nic fits than the kid.
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                                  • Bojangles
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                                    • Apr 2007
                                    • 5419

                                    #67
                                    You would think that when a woman becomes pregnant she would want to quit.

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                                    • Socks
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                                      • May 2002
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                                      #68
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                                      • Peaches
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                                        • Oct 2002
                                        • 13933

                                        #69
                                        Originally posted by Jaysin
                                        but she cant just up and quit its not that easy...
                                        Bullshit. I "up and quit" the minute I found out I was pregnant as have hundreds of thousands of other mothers.

                                        For those of you who think the fetus is going to go through withdrawal, what do you think is going to happen when the baby is born? Should the mother keep blowing smoke down its lungs to keep it filled with nicotine?

                                        We learn things through the years - smoking is one of the things that has been proven to cause problems in a pregnancy. Why take that risk??

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                                        • VeriSexy
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                                          • Ayla_SquareTurtle
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                                            • Sep 2005
                                            • 3550

                                            #71
                                            It think it's a very stupid thing to do for someone who has made an obvious choice to HAVE a baby (as opposed to aborting it which is by far most commonly done before a woman even starts looking obviously pregant) but I could NEVER support legislation to protect "those who cannot protect themselves" AKA fetuses because it's just a hop skip and a jump from there to outlawing abortion. If smoking is harmful to a fetus and is made illegal, then certainly taking a pill or undergoing a medical procedure which will remove the fetus from you (abortion) would logically also be seen as harmful to the fetus and also be made illegal.

                                            As someone who is 100% certain that I would get an abortion if I ever had a birth control mishap, anything that could possibly restrict that very important choice is simply not acceptable.
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                                            • woj
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                                              #72
                                              Originally posted by brand0n
                                              should be a crime imho
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                                              • Drake
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                                                • Mar 2003
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                                                #73
                                                Originally posted by D
                                                Again, biologically, an unborn child is defined as a parasite.
                                                I don't think that's true:

                                                "Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species in which one, the parasite, benefits from a prolonged, close association with the other, the host, which is harmed."

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                                                • Drake
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                                                  • Mar 2003
                                                  • 12508

                                                  #74
                                                  I think fetus would technically be a symbiont

                                                  http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=symbiote

                                                  An organism in a symbiotic relationship. In cases in which a distinction is made between two interacting organisms, the symbiont is the smaller of the two and is always a beneficiary in the relationship, while the larger organism is the host and may or may not derive a benefit.

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                                                  • Sarah_Jayne
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                                                    • Dec 2002
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                                                    #75
                                                    I get the personal liberty stuff. I personally can never see myself getting an abortion but I am not rushing to go picket outside clinics either. I was really just floating that off my head and I am sure if would never be passed as a law in most countries where abortion is legal simply for the chaos it would cause because of the relation to abortion.

                                                    It just feels like at times there should be stupidity fines. Plus, if the baby has related complications when born (and therefore actually alive in any body's book) saying it was 'Mommy's choice' to harm you feels weird to say even if I get the knock on effect/slippery slope argument.
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                                                    • After Shock Media
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                                                      • Mar 2001
                                                      • 35299

                                                      #76
                                                      I think its wrong and that she may need extra assistance in stopping however I would not want any new laws.

                                                      I also had two smoking parents, smoked during pregnancy and drank some too. Hell I am fairly certain most everyone did. Still can recall smoking in the hospital, seeing doctors smoke, and many smoke filled cars with crappy triangle side windows. Then again they also did pot too and I know I ate my parents only joint on my first birthday, was stoned to high hell when we went to my grandparents. Pictures are funny as hell, specially what I did to that poor cake. (yes bad parents, bad! bad! bad!)

                                                      None of my medical issues are even remotely associated with them smoking for first few years of my life, before anyone brings that up or associates it.

                                                      Oddly I did not start smoking until I was 22, and did not really get drunk until I was 21. Experimented with drugs (pot) a few times from age 11 to 18 and really did not start using it much until 25 when suggested to by a doctor.

                                                      I know it can cause serious issues with children. I also think it has been way over blown. Personally I would never condone it and I would encourage any soon to be or current parent to not smoke (anything) while expecting or around children. Even if I feel it has been over blown and exaggerated, I do not think it is worth the potential risk. About the only thing I could condone is a glass of wine, which studies say could be helpful.

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                                                      • polle54
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                                                        • Jul 2004
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                                                        #77
                                                        Smoking is it not a sufficient nor a nessecary condition for having birth problems and that's why it's still legel.

                                                        Yes there are some stats that has proven some minor and bigger issues regarding smoking under a pregnancie but that's just not enough for everyone to understand.

                                                        I am saying this because I had this very dicussion with my gf who is a smoker. (around 10 cigs a day).
                                                        She argued that her mother smoker during the 3 pregnancies in their family and all of them are perfectly healthy and one of them even an elite football player. However her mothers sister has three kids all with Astma and they have alwasy had a 100&#37; strict policy against smoking. Both Mom and Father are non smokers and never suffered from Astma themselves.

                                                        And this is the very issue here.... 95% of the time it doesn't affect the kid in the long haul but the last 5% of the times it does. Some people are willing to take this risk brushing it off as unlikely. I actually think 5% might be high put btw.

                                                        How about not eating nutrtious enough? I think that will affect more than just 5% or so.

                                                        She can have a point there... but at the end of the day it's still an extra risk and I would be extremely disappointed to see my gf with a cig in her during pregnancy.
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                                                        • papill0n
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                                                          • Oct 2007
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                                                          #78
                                                          Completely irresponsible and incredibly selfish.

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                                                          • SomeCreep
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                                                            • Mar 2003
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                                                            #79
                                                            Originally posted by Sarah_MaxCash
                                                            What do you think when you see a pregnant woman smoking?
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                                                            • lhizy_05
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                                                              #80
                                                              maybe she's crazy she want to kill her baby on her womb
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                                                              • Gunni
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                                                                • Apr 2003
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                                                                #81
                                                                so what, how many of us here have had moms that smoked while carrying them? Probably more than we'd think...
                                                                Sure it were different times 20-40 years ago and now we should know better, but I don't think it is as bad as some people seem to think. Some major over reactions in this thread.

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                                                                • CDSmith
                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                  • May 2001
                                                                  • 51460

                                                                  #82
                                                                  Women who smoke during pregnancy are subjecting their
                                                                  pregnancy and unborn baby to increased risk of ...



                                                                  Autism - 07/02
                                                                  Asthma - 01/04
                                                                  Stillbirth - 04/04
                                                                  Clubfoot - 08/02
                                                                  Wheezing - 12/03
                                                                  Birth defects - 11/05
                                                                  Hyperactivity - 04/04
                                                                  Ear infections - 02/02
                                                                  Premature birth - 02/02
                                                                  Low-birthweight - 01/04
                                                                  Hearing damage - 07/06
                                                                  Fewer brain cells - 08/04
                                                                  Immunodeficiency - 06/05
                                                                  Middle ear disease - 08/99
                                                                  Ectopic pregnancy - 02/02
                                                                  Tourette's syndrome - 06/06
                                                                  Colic or excessive crying - 08/01
                                                                  Nicotine withdrawal at birth - 06/03
                                                                  Obesity and type II diabetes - 12/05
                                                                  Abnormal lung development - 01/02
                                                                  Deficits in visuospatial memory - 12/05
                                                                  40&#37; higher chance of infant mortality - 12/03
                                                                  Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) - 09/02
                                                                  Optic nerve hypoplasia and visual impairment - 06/02
                                                                  Placental abruption and placenta previa - 10/01 11/96
                                                                  Oral clefts in the lip and/or palate - 07/04 01/02 02/00
                                                                  Alterations in medial temporal lobe brain function - 12/05
                                                                  50% greater chance of mental retardation (I.Q. less than 70) - 04/96
                                                                  Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - 07/04 07/03 04/02
                                                                  Increased lifetime testosterone levels for your unborn daughter - 06/03
                                                                  Increased risk of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis for your daughter - 01/05
                                                                  Diminished future fertility (fewer eggs) for your unborn daughter - 04/99
                                                                  160% increase in the risk of your child having behavioral problems - 07/98
                                                                  Diminished sperm count/smaller testies for your unborn son - 01/04 05/03
                                                                  Brain damage to serotonin neurons and possible lifetime depression 09/01
                                                                  Average of $704 in extra neonatal costs per smoking mother - 10/04 04/02
                                                                  Average childhood inpatient hospital costs of $900 over first 5 years - 03/05

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                                                                  Yeah what were we thinking, overreacting like we did.
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                                                                  • Gunni
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                                                                    • Apr 2003
                                                                    • 2385

                                                                    #83
                                                                    Originally posted by CDSmith
                                                                    Women who smoke during pregnancy are subjecting their
                                                                    pregnancy and unborn baby to increased risk of ...



                                                                    Autism - 07/02
                                                                    Asthma - 01/04
                                                                    Stillbirth - 04/04
                                                                    Clubfoot - 08/02
                                                                    Wheezing - 12/03
                                                                    Birth defects - 11/05
                                                                    Hyperactivity - 04/04
                                                                    Ear infections - 02/02
                                                                    Premature birth - 02/02
                                                                    Low-birthweight - 01/04
                                                                    Hearing damage - 07/06
                                                                    Fewer brain cells - 08/04
                                                                    Immunodeficiency - 06/05
                                                                    Middle ear disease - 08/99
                                                                    Ectopic pregnancy - 02/02
                                                                    Tourette's syndrome - 06/06
                                                                    Colic or excessive crying - 08/01
                                                                    Nicotine withdrawal at birth - 06/03
                                                                    Obesity and type II diabetes - 12/05
                                                                    Abnormal lung development - 01/02
                                                                    Deficits in visuospatial memory - 12/05
                                                                    40&#37; higher chance of infant mortality - 12/03
                                                                    Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) - 09/02
                                                                    Optic nerve hypoplasia and visual impairment - 06/02
                                                                    Placental abruption and placenta previa - 10/01 11/96
                                                                    Oral clefts in the lip and/or palate - 07/04 01/02 02/00
                                                                    Alterations in medial temporal lobe brain function - 12/05
                                                                    50% greater chance of mental retardation (I.Q. less than 70) - 04/96
                                                                    Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - 07/04 07/03 04/02
                                                                    Increased lifetime testosterone levels for your unborn daughter - 06/03
                                                                    Increased risk of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis for your daughter - 01/05
                                                                    Diminished future fertility (fewer eggs) for your unborn daughter - 04/99
                                                                    160% increase in the risk of your child having behavioral problems - 07/98
                                                                    Diminished sperm count/smaller testies for your unborn son - 01/04 05/03
                                                                    Brain damage to serotonin neurons and possible lifetime depression 09/01
                                                                    Average of $704 in extra neonatal costs per smoking mother - 10/04 04/02
                                                                    Average childhood inpatient hospital costs of $900 over first 5 years - 03/05

                                                                    http://whyquit.com/whyquit/LinksBirth.html



                                                                    Yeah what were we thinking, overreacting like we did.
                                                                    increasing their chances how much?
                                                                    Also where do we draw the line? I read a report that in Athens they figured out that it would actually be better for you to sit at home and smoke than to go out jogging because there was so much pollution. Should pregnant women be placed on a farm during their pregnancy if they lie in polluted citys? There are a million factors that can increase the likelihood of any of those things...
                                                                    I'm not advocating that pregnant women should smoke, just saying that there's no reason to call for their heads to be chopped off the minute after delivery and what not.

                                                                    Quitting smoking is hard enough for anyone, to do it under the hormonal imbalance of being pregnant is even a bigger feat, fortunately most women do it, but some don't and that's their right

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                                                                    • CDSmith
                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                      • May 2001
                                                                      • 51460

                                                                      #84
                                                                      Originally posted by Gunni
                                                                      increasing their chances how much?
                                                                      Also where do we draw the line? I read a report that in Athens they figured out that it would actually be better for you to sit at home and smoke than to go out jogging because there was so much pollution. Should pregnant women be placed on a farm during their pregnancy if they lie in polluted citys? There are a million factors that can increase the likelihood of any of those things...
                                                                      I'm not advocating that pregnant women should smoke, just saying that there's no reason to call for their heads to be chopped off the minute after delivery and what not.

                                                                      Quitting smoking is hard enough for anyone, to do it under the hormonal imbalance of being pregnant is even a bigger feat, fortunately most women do it, but some don't and that's their right
                                                                      You may want to actually click the link I posted with that. Those little dates beside each risk are linked to hard research study data.
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                                                                      • drjones
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                                                                        #85
                                                                        WHITE TRASH





                                                                        Im assuming she was white. :P I see the same thing every once in a while here in NC, and its always some inbred redneck chick, sometimes with a mullet.
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                                                                        • drjones
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                                                                          • Oct 2005
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                                                                          #86
                                                                          Originally posted by Gunni
                                                                          increasing their chances how much?
                                                                          Also where do we draw the line? I read a report that in Athens they figured out that it would actually be better for you to sit at home and smoke than to go out jogging because there was so much pollution. Should pregnant women be placed on a farm during their pregnancy if they lie in polluted citys? There are a million factors that can increase the likelihood of any of those things...
                                                                          I'm not advocating that pregnant women should smoke, just saying that there's no reason to call for their heads to be chopped off the minute after delivery and what not.
                                                                          I havnt met a lot of women who do a lot of jogging during pregnancy... even still, how many pregnant smokers are going to sit inside all day and smoke and never venture outside where they get hit with the pollution too?
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                                                                          • CDSmith
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                                                                            • May 2001
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                                                                            #87
                                                                            Originally posted by tiger
                                                                            Amazing there are still people that try to defend smoking while pregnant.
                                                                            What's even more interesting is the question:
                                                                            Why is it that I can find 1000's of credible articles and accredited research studies that support what most are saying on this thread that smoking while pregnant is wrong, yet I can find not one that medically supports the argument of those defending it?

                                                                            3 guesses.
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                                                                            • cthulhu_waves
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                                                                              • Mar 2007
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                                                                              #88
                                                                              that woman deserve to be in jail

                                                                              she doesn't care about her baby
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                                                                              • JakeR
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                                                                                • May 2001
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                                                                                #89
                                                                                Originally posted by Jaysin
                                                                                holy shit the replies here amaze me... obviously none of you are smokers? I am not, but my girlfriend is pregnant and is a smoker, just because shes pregnant doesnt mean she can just up and stop smoking, it takes a while your body doesnt just say "hey baby, dont smoke anymore, no need for the cravings!"

                                                                                my girlfriend did cut back on how much she smokes but she cant just up and quit its not that easy...

                                                                                and saying shes an unfit mother and doesnt deserve a kid because of it, give me a fucking break, if thats how you feel because of a cigarette then you better go after mothers who are alot worse then that...
                                                                                your gf is trash and an unfit mother.
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                                                                                • AssPirate
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                                                                                  #90
                                                                                  stupid. crazy. shouldn't be pregnant. oh well i just don't like the idea of pregnant women do smoke...

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                                                                                  • NikKay
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                                                                                    • Aug 2001
                                                                                    • 1642

                                                                                    #91
                                                                                    Originally posted by Holly
                                                                                    Yes she can.

                                                                                    Here's how she does it-

                                                                                    Don't light another fucking cigarette.

                                                                                    See how simple that was? And if her body "needed time" to tell her not to smoke again, then I would think she would have taken care of that before she got pregnant.

                                                                                    But let me guess- it was an unplanned pregnancy, right?

                                                                                    I bet her ovaries probably needed time to tell her to go get some birth control.

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                                                                                    • D
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                                                                                      • Jan 2006
                                                                                      • 7412

                                                                                      #92
                                                                                      Originally posted by Mike33
                                                                                      I don't think that's true:

                                                                                      "Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species in which one, the parasite, benefits from a prolonged, close association with the other, the host, which is harmed."
                                                                                      You've got yourself a poor definition there. Wikipedia, maybe?

                                                                                      They don't have to be different species. Try a biological text, or even a dictionary.

                                                                                      An unborn human fetus is biologically classified as a parasite.
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                                                                                      • BlackCrayon
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                                                                                        • Jun 2003
                                                                                        • 19634

                                                                                        #93
                                                                                        Originally posted by D
                                                                                        You've got yourself a poor definition there. Wikipedia, maybe?

                                                                                        They don't have to be different species. Try a biological text, or even a dictionary.

                                                                                        An unborn human fetus is biologically classified as a parasite.
                                                                                        last time i checked most parasites don't grow from eggs that are a part of your own body.
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                                                                                        • OldJeff
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                                                                                          • Feb 2003
                                                                                          • 2521

                                                                                          #94


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                                                                                          • Sarah_Jayne
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                                                                                            • Dec 2002
                                                                                            • 40077

                                                                                            #95
                                                                                            Originally posted by drjones
                                                                                            WHITE TRASH


                                                                                            Im assuming she was white. :P I see the same thing every once in a while here in NC, and its always some inbred redneck chick, sometimes with a mullet.
                                                                                            Yeah, she is what we call a chav.

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                                                                                            • TubeTitans_SusieQ
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                                                                                              • May 2007
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                                                                                              #96
                                                                                              personally think its awful but I am against smoking ciggies to begin with and encourage everyone to stop. Although I know it's personal preference and don't pressure anyone to.non of my business. But I definately tell a woman shes most retarded for doing it while prego.





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                                                                                              • Fap
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                                                                                                • Feb 2004
                                                                                                • 12094

                                                                                                #97
                                                                                                mostly white trash.. then i thik poor kd

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                                                                                                • G.A.F
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                                                                                                  #98
                                                                                                  i think she's very irresponsible. She's harming her baby AND SHE KNOWS IT. She should use smoke patches or any anti-smoking treatment.
                                                                                                  If she was looking for a baby, she should have stopped smoking months ago. If it was an "accident" and still wanted her baby, she should have acted like a mother and not like a selfish bitch who prefers to harm his baby than trying to stop smoking.
                                                                                                  Poor baby.
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                                                                                                  • borked
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                                                                                                    • Feb 2005
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                                                                                                    #99
                                                                                                    Originally posted by CDSmith
                                                                                                    You may want to actually click the link I posted with that. Those little dates beside each risk are linked to hard research study data.
                                                                                                    Just because a paper is published, doesn't mean it's credible evidence. It's just the results of a study. The conclusions drawn are the authors' own conclusions, not gospel.

                                                                                                    For example:
                                                                                                    Alterations in medial temporal lobe brain function - 12/05
                                                                                                    We examined visuospatial and verbal memory in 35 adolescent tobacco smokers with prenatal exposure to active maternal smoking and 26 adolescent tobacco smokers with no prenatal exposure to maternal smoking who were similar in age, educational attainment, general intelligence, and baseline plasma cotinine.
                                                                                                    Nicotine withdrawal at birth - 06/03
                                                                                                    The sample included 27 nicotine exposed and 29 unexposed full-term newborn infants with no medical problems from comparable social class backgrounds.
                                                                                                    For sure, there are lots of valid and convincing studies, but these guys are picking weak and poorly-designed studies (reflecting in quality of publication) to pass off as fact.

                                                                                                    Always gotta be objective, and not take what is told you as truth.

                                                                                                    I never smoked around my wife when she was pregnant, and only smoke around them now as kids when we are outside, but we live in a society where they are exposed to cigarette smoke. And that is what they will have to grow up with. Sure, they get runny noses and ear infections, but well, that's just life for a kid.

                                                                                                    Smoking has very bad side effects, but so does alcohol. It wasn't very long ago, massive ad campaigns were warning about the dangers of alcohol. Now very very strong studies show regular drinking of a glass or two a day can be very good for you. Mixed messages?

                                                                                                    I am capable of reading these kind of papers to bring my own conclusions. The media is a very bad public science medium imo.

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                                                                                                    • borked
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                                                                                                      • Feb 2005
                                                                                                      • 6284

                                                                                                      #100
                                                                                                      Originally posted by OldJeff


                                                                                                      I Think Of This
                                                                                                      hahaha great find! I was actually trying to find that same pic, cos I remember seeing it on Have I Got News For You, but failed miserably

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