study the relationship of smoking and hearth of the pregnant newborn baby

Abstract

A survey aimed at identifying the effects of smoking , its disadvantages during pregnancy and its relationship to the health of the mother and her newborn baby. To achieve the goal of this research a sample consists of (71) smoking pregnant women was selected during attending their antenatal care visits to A1 Elweyah maternity teaching hospital in Baghdad. Information's has been collected through the search form questionnaires developed for the purposes of the study, tables, frequency, Chi square and percentages has been used for the purpose of data analysis. The results of the study indicate the followings: -A relationship between the educational level of mothers and the number of cigarettes smoked was found. There is a link between smoking start-up period, the number of cigarettes smoked by pregnant women and newborn well being. There is a direct correlation between the number of cigarettes smoked by women during pregnancy and the occurrence of the maternal antenatal complications. There is a strong and direct correlation between the number of cigarettes smoked by pregnant women and its adverse effects on the fetus and the newborn baby. This study provided some recommendations to prevent the smoking habit and its take off or reduce at least during pregnancy to avoid the negative impacts arising of them.