Should it be illegal to smoke cigarettes while pregnant?

Smoking can have some incredibly adverse effects on unborn children - here's a little laundry list of some of the things that can go wrong - and it's virtually never recommended that a pregnant mother should smoke, along the same vein that pregnant women shouldn't drink. read more

Smoking is not the best thing to do while pregnant, but if a woman feels too stressed when she tries not to smoke then that could be harmful to a fetus as well. read more

Smoking during pregnancy causes additional health problems, including premature birth (being born too early), certain birth defects, and infant death. Smoking makes it harder for a woman to get pregnant. Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely than other women to have a miscarriage. read more