Brain Damage During Pregnancy

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Brain Damage – When a pregnant woman smoke cigarette, she reduces the amount of oxygen that is supposed to go to the baby. This has the capability to cause brain damage during pregnancy.

High risks of SIDS/SUDI (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome/ sudden unexplained death in infancy), Aka (Crib/Cot death). SIDS means unexpected and unexplainable death of a child less than 12 months of age.

Stillbirths babies (miscarriage/late foetal loss) - is when a baby born dead.
Babies born with defects : neural tube defects (spina bifida, anencephaly)
Down syndrome and other chromosome abnormalities inherited metabolic disorders gastrointestinal and kidney malformations. cleft lip or palate certain birth defects of the limbs

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