URMC / Encyclopedia / Content Search Encyclopedia What Do You Know About Smoking During Pregnancy? This quiz will help you learn how smoking affects your baby. 1. Most babies of people who smoke weigh the same as babies of people who don't smoke. You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Pregnant people who smoke are more than 3 times more likely to have a baby who weighs too little at birth than people who don't smoke. People exposed to secondhand smoke while pregnant are also more likely to have lower-birth-weight babies. Babies born too small or too early can have more health problems. They are also more likely to need special care after birth. Low-birth-weight babies who are born to people who smoke are at higher risk for illness and death. A. True B. False 2. Smoking raises the risk of having a premature or stillborn baby. You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is The average length of pregnancy is 40 weeks. A preterm baby is born before 37 weeks. Cigarette smoke has thousands of chemicals in it. Many of these chemicals are toxic. Nicotine and carbon monoxide are two of the chemicals that may harm the developing baby. These chemicals can keep food and oxygen from reaching the developing baby. A. True B. False 3. Parents who don’t smoke after their babies are born can protect the children from getting asthma and chronic ear infections. You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Children of parents who smoke may lag behind in school. They may also be smaller than children whose parents don't smoke. That’s because babies born to people who smoke during pregnancy and who are exposed to secondhand smoke after birth can have weaker lungs. Secondhand smoke is smoke from a burning cigarette. It can also be smoke that a smoker breathes out. A baby’s lungs and airways are small. Breathing smoke-filled air makes it hard for the baby to breathe. It can cause lung problems such as pneumonia and bronchitis. A. True B. False 4. Babies born to people who smoke during pregnancy are up to 3 times more likely to die from SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is SIDS is the unexplained death of an infant. Babies born to a parents who smoked during and after pregnancy have an increased risk for SIDS. A. True B. False 5. Pregnant people should stay away from secondhand smoke. You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Studies suggest that regular exposure to secondhand smoke may slow down the growth of the fetus. This makes it more likely for the person to have a low-birth-weight baby. Thirdhand smoke is also harmful. This is the smoke that sticks to objects like walls and curtains. Thirdhand smoke contains chemicals that are harmful to pregnant people, babies, and children. A. True B. False 6. People who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have babies with birth defects. You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Babies born to people who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have these birth defects: Clubfoot Opening in the lip (cleft lip) Opening in the roof of the mouth (cleft palate) A. True B. False 7. Smoking doesn't raise a person's risk of having an ectopic pregnancy. You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Smoking increases the risk for an ectopic pregnancy. This is when the embryo becomes implanted in a fallopian tube or another place outside the uterus. A. True B. False 8. Parents shouldn't smoke while they are breastfeeding. You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Nicotine can be passed on to a baby through breastmilk. A. True B. False Your score was: Medical Reviewers: Burd, Irina, MD, PhD Trevino, Heather M, BSN, RNC Watson, L Renee RN, BSN