For the Last Time! Butt Out Near Pregnant Mothers
July 1, 2007 by kate baggott
Filed under Baby Care, Labor & Delivery
Smokers can perform amazing feats of logical gymnastics.
While there have been a number of programs to convince pregnant women not to smoke, there hasn’t been much to convince those around pregnant women to butt out. You’d think people would know that secondhand smoke can be more harmful than inhaling the death stick yourself, but no. When smokers light up, it’s because they really have convinced themselves they aren’t hurting anyone. Theoretically, they aren’t stupid, just addicted.
As a result, cancer rates are up, kids are born with birth defects, the environment is suffering and now, a new study has found …read more
