"Unseen Dangers: Prenatal Tobacco Risks"

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Explore the alarming dangers of smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy and their devastating effects on unborn children. Learn about the delayed recognition of these risks by the scientific community and the shocking statistics of continued tobacco use among pregnant women. Discover how smoking during pregnancy can lead to perinatal mortality, SIDS, premature birth, reduced birth weight, and future obesity. Understand the impact of tobacco and nicotine on brain development, academic performance, and potential cognitive challenges for children. This video sheds light on the critical importance of prenatal health and the long-lasting consequences of substance exposure on fetal development. #PregnancyRisks #SmokingDuringPregnancy #FetalAlcoholSyndrome #PrenatalHealth #InfantHealth #BrainDevelopment #SIDS #PrematureBirth #WomensHealth #PublicHealth

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00:00it's sobering to realize that the scientific community only formally acknowledged the dangers

00:08of prenatal alcohol exposure in 1968 even more alarming is the delayed recognition of tobacco's

00:16devastating impact on unborn children smoking during pregnancy is now known to be a leading

00:22cause of perinatal mortality doubling the risk of sudden infant death syndrome beyond that it

00:30significantly increases the likelihood of premature birth reduces birth weight and sets the stage for

00:36future obesity as Dutch neurologist dick swab points out in his book we are our brain tobacco

00:43can also hinder brain development and negatively impact academic performance shockingly despite

00:50these well-documented risks a persistent 12 percent of pregnant women continue to smoke and even

00:56nicotine replacement therapies offer no guarantee of safety for the developing brain potentially

01:02leading to lasting cognitive challenges for the child

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