Test Your Knowledge

The following exercise will help you understand why cigarette smoke is dangerous during pregnancy and after the birth of the baby.

Click on the option button that matches the correct answer and validate your answer by clicking on the « Check » button.

1

Smoking increases the risk of miscarriage.

a) True
b) False
Right answer ! A woman who smokes doubles her risk of having a miscarriage when compared to a woman that doesn't smoke.Wrong answer ! A woman who smokes doubles her risk of having a miscarriage when compared to a woman that doesn't smoke.

2

Smoking increases the risk of premature birth.

a) True
b) False
Right answer ! When the mother smokes, the risk that her baby will be born too early is much higher. Premature babies are hospitalized more often and have more long-term health problems and die more often than the full term babies.Wrong answer ! When the mother smokes, the risk that her baby will be born too early is much higher. Premature babies are hospitalized more often and have more long-term health problems and die more often than the full term babies.

3

Smoking can have an effect on the baby's weight at birth.

a) True
b) False
Right answer ! Your baby has a chance of being smaller at birth if you smoke. Small babies are more at risk of being sick.Wrong answer ! Your baby has a chance of being smaller at birth if you smoke. Small babies are more at risk of being sick.

4

Smoking can have an effect on labor and delivery.

a) True
b) False
Right answer ! If you smoke, you may have problems during labour and delivery.Wrong answer ! If you smoke, you may have problems during labour and delivery.

5

Smoking increases the risk of death in newborns.

a) True
b) False
Right answer ! The risk of death before birth or sudden death during the first weeks of life is greater if you smoke. The use of tobacco by the parents could be the first for risk factor for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Wrong answer ! The risk of death before birth or sudden death during the first weeks of life is greater if you smoke. The use of tobacco by the parents could be the first for risk factor for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

6

Nicotine found in a cigarette enters the breast milk.

a) True
b) False
Right answer ! A baby who is breastfed by a mother who smokes cries more and is more difficult to calm because of the nicotine. Wrong answer ! A baby who is breastfed by a mother who smokes cries more and is more difficult to calm because of the nicotine.

7

After the birth, the presence of cigarette smoke in the baby's environment causes less damage.

a) True
b) False
Right answer ! Children living with smokers run a higher risk of having breathing problems such as asthma, bronchitis, colds, and throat and ear infections. Wrong answer ! Children living with smokers run a higher risk of having breathing problems such as asthma, bronchitis, colds, and throat and ear infections.