Smoking in Pregnancy

Dr Deepika Tiwari, Gynecologist, Gurgaon 
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If you smoke and you are pregnant, or planning to become pregnant, you are strongly advised to stop smoking.
Smoking when you are pregnant increases the risk of: miscarriage; slowing the growth of the baby leading to a low birthweight; premature labour leading to the baby being premature (prem); stillbirth.
Even after the birth, children of smoking parents have an increased risk of developing chest infections, asthma, glue ear, and sudden infant death syndrome (cot death).

You and your baby will get most benefit, and the risks will be most reduced, if you stop before you become pregnant. Planning to become pregnant is a good incentive to stop smoking for many women, and is often a good time to persuade partners to give up too.

Corticosteroids for Premature Birth & Premature babies

Dr Deepika Tiwari, Gynecologist, Gurgaon 9911821669
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Corticosteroids have been used for many years in women who are thought to have a high chance of having their baby early. Premature babies (born before 37 weeks) have an increased risk of health problems, particularly with breathing, feeding and infection. These problems tend to be more severe the earlier the baby is born.

A single course of corticosteroids has been shown to help with a baby’s development and therefore will increase the chance of your baby surviving, once born. It also lessens the chance of your baby having serious complications after birth such as breathing problems due to the lungs not being fully developed, bleeding into the brain, serious infection or bowel inflammation.