Smoking & nicotine during pregnancy

The basic principle is to avoid all external influences, which can lead to developing disorders of the brain or premature birth. Human embryos and fetuses are sensitive to so-called "teratogenic" influences during pregnancy, especially in the period from the 18th to the 85th day after fertilization. These include, in particular, infections, x-rays, alcohol, fruit-damaging medicines and in particular the poison cocktail of a tobacco cigarette.

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