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Eh, it's really not *that* big a deal.
If you take a woman and she smokes 3 packs of cigs a day for 9 months, her child has a very high risk of being born with some birth defect. (note, it's still a risk. That woman may still have a healthy child)
However... obviously it *is* putting the child at risk, so as a society we've deemed that you should stop smoking (and drinking, and ____) to reduce that risk.
But! If that woman smoked only 1 cig a day... the odds of it hurting that child are tee-tiny. Buuut, then you get onto that slippery-slope... well if 1 is ok, what about 2? What about 3? etc, so it's best to stop cold.
Anyhow, it's for that reason why if I'm out and I see some pregger lady having a drink, I won't say anything to her. Maybe that's the *one* drink she's had her whole pregnancy. And one drink has less a chance for causing a birth defect than sitting too close to your TV.
Buuut, if she has an abusive habit with tobacco or alcohol... yeah, then that women obviously has no sense and is endagering the life and well-being of her unborn child
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