Pregnancy
New schedule, new challenges, new support.
Quitting tobacco is a very healthy and smart decision when you are thinking about pregnancy, you are pregnant, or when you bring home your baby.
QuitNow-NH offers extra support and services for this special time in your life through the Pregnancy and Postpartum Program (PPP). The program is available free of charge to participants who enroll in coaching while pregnant.
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Making choices for your health is something you do every day. When you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant, you are also making choices for the health of your baby. Quitting smoking or vaping is one of the best possible choices you can make today and with support. Start a quit plan without judgements with QuitNow-NH.
Remember: If you are planning on becoming pregnant, try to quit before you get pregnant. Smoking can impact your baby’s growth and development at any time during your pregnancy.
Quitting when you are pregnant is one of the best things you can do for your baby’s health.
Never smoke around your new baby. Ask other people to go outside to smoke when they are around you while you are pregnant, or around your baby. Learn more about second hand smoke and your new baby.
How Can Smoking Harm You and Your Baby?
- Your baby may be born too small, even after a full-term pregnancy. Smoking slows your baby’s growth before birth.
- Your baby may be born too early (premature birth). Premature babies often have health problems.
- Smoking can damage your baby’s developing lungs and brain. The damage can last through childhood and into the teen years.4
- Smoking doubles your risk of bleeding too much during pregnancy and delivery. This can put both you and your baby in danger.5
- Smoking raises your baby’s risk for birth defects, including cleft lip, cleft palate, or both. Your baby’s mouth is malformed and he or she can have trouble eating properly and may need surgery.1,4
- Babies of moms who smoke during pregnancy—and babies exposed to cigarette smoke after birth—have a higher risk for SIDS.1
- E-cigarettes are not safe for pregnant women. If you’re pregnant, quitting all forms of tobacco products is best for you and your baby.
For more information on smoking, pregnancy and babies visit Health Effects of Cigarettes: Reproductive Health
Helpful Links
Today is for me. – Making choices for your health is something you do every day. When you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant, you are also making choices for the health of your baby. Today is For Me aims to educate expecting parents about the dangers of substance use during pregnancy: namely alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana.
Smokefree Women – QuitNow-NH is dedicated to helping moms quit tobacco. Quitting smoking isn’t any easier if you’re pregnant. And, when you’re pregnant, your relationship with your partner may go through changes, including how you relate to each other about smoking. Smokefree Women offers help on quitting and dealing with other people during pregnancy.
