Pregnancy, tobacco and alcohol...

Health advice differs from country to country, but everyone agrees on the basic idea that tobacco and alcohol are not good during pregnancy. Exactly how much alcohol is safe is debated, but regarding tobacco, everyone is unanimous that pregnant women should not smoke. Smoking and drinking during pregnancy can have adverse, long-term effects for your unborn baby, and can put your pregnancy at risk.

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  Tobacco and pregnancy: a high-risk combination

  The ever-increasing number of women smoking is all the more alarming as tobacco use wreaks havoc before, during and after pregnancy.
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  The dangerous mix of pregnancy, alcohol and tobacco

  Today, most pregnant women know it: alcohol and tobacco smoking have devastating consequences on the growth of newborn children, which can persist throughout their lives. And yet some of them continue to smoke, drink or both. Getting out of such habits is no easy task.
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