Smoking cigarettes is harmful to embryos because nicotine, an ingredient of cigarette smoke, is a vasoconstrictor, and reduces uterine and placental blood flow, which can lead to spontaneous abortion. Smoking can also cause low birth weight, perinatal mortality, congenital malformations, childhood cancer, ADHD, and sudden infant death syndrome.
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