Exposing unborn babies to drugs is a must stop to bring up healthy children

Exposing unborn babies to drugs: Different drugs with different effects

When we talk about drugs, a lot of questions cross people’s minds. This becomes even worse when children are involved. The effects of illicit drugs are very dangerous and that is why exposing unborn babies to such drugs must be discouraged so that the unborn life is not endangered. Speaking to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury MD it is evident that the following are very destructive to the unborn life.

Exposing unborn babies to drugs: Cannabis (marijuana)

Taking cannabis during pregnancy might make your baby unsettled and easily startled after birth. In the long term, it could cause behavior and learning problems for your baby as he grows older. Remember that smoking cannabis also exposes your baby to the risks related to smoking. If you smoke, you are more likely to go into premature labor. There’s also a higher chance that your baby will be born with a low birth weight and other complications, and it increases the risk of cot death.

Speed and crystal meth – For the benefit of your unborn child, it’s proper for you to stop taking speed or crystal meth before you get pregnant or during and after pregnancy. If you have been using these drugs, you can still quit even when you are pregnant, but to be safe, you should stop taking these drugs with medical help in a drug treatment program. This is so because stopping suddenly could be harmful to you and to your baby as well and could even cause miscarriage. Remember that taking speed or crystal meth can make the following more likely:

• A complication where the placenta can’t carry enough oxygen and nutrients to your baby, called placental insufficiency
• The placenta separating from your uterus (placental abruption)

These drugs can affect your baby’s growth in the uterus, making her smaller than expected for your stage of pregnancy and increasing the chance of premature birth.

Exposing unborn babies to drugs: Ecstasy

Experts are concern about the long-term effects of ecstasy. More needs to be done to ascertain any effect it may have on your pregnancy or your baby. At the moment, there is very little evidence that this can cause any significant effect to either the mother or the baby. But all the same, ecstasy may have an effect on your baby’s motor development (co-ordination and movement). But then again there is limited evidence that it could cause birth defects and a lot more research needs to be done to establish that.

Cocaine – Taking cocaine or crack during pregnancy may increase your risk of having a miscarriage and of placental abruption later in pregnancy. Using cocaine while you are pregnant can slow down your baby’s growth in the uterus. It may also increase the risk of your baby having problems with learning and behavior when he is older.

Heroin and painkillers – Heroin has serious risks for your baby. The same kind of problems can happen if you are regularly using related painkillers like morphine or Tramadol during pregnancy. You may not realize that you can become addicted to strong painkillers. But if you use heroin, it is vital to get treatment as soon as it is practically possible. Therefore if you’ve been struggling with any of these substances, you can schedule an appointment with doctor Akoury today for the commencement of your recovery process.

Exposing unborn babies to drugs: Different drugs with different effects

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