Children whose mothers smoke during pregnancy have lower levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, known to protect against heart disease in later life.
Smoking itself has its own health hazards and if pregnant women smokes then really they are asking for trouble not only for themselves but for the one who is about to come in this world and mostly this particular habit is found among women residing in the foreign countries...Besides a father who smokes is also liable for health hazards of his family members in one way or the other....
mothers who use to smoke daily are mentally ill and their health is also not normal as others. their incoming children are also suffer from diseases as the content of smoke enters their body and it damage their health as well.