Not Medical Advice: Smoking Black & Mild Cigars, or any type/brand of cigars, during pregnancy affects you and your baby's health before, during, and after your baby is born. The nicotine (the addictive substance in cigarettes), carbon monoxide, and numerous other poisons you inhale from a cigarette are carried through your bloodstream and go directly to your baby.
Smoking while pregnant will:
Lower the amount of oxygen available to you and your growing baby
Increase your baby's heart rate
Increase the chances of miscarriage and stillbirth
Increase the risk that your baby is born prematurely and/or born with low birth weight
Increase your baby's risk of developing respiratory (lung) problems
Increases risks of birth defects
Increases risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
The more cigarettes you smoke per day, the greater your baby's chances of developing these and other health problems. There is no "safe" level of smoking while pregnant.
You can learn more on how smoking during pregnancy affects you and your baby at the following sites:
WebMD
BabyCenter
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tip! Follow these twelve steps to a healthy pregnancy shared by BabyCenter.