Did you know that the in December of 2017 the percent of pregnant women who smoked in Kosciusko County was 14.3%? Thanks to the The Baby & Me Tobacco Free Program at Live Well Kosciusko that number had decreased to 11.2% in January of 2020.
Smoking during pregnancy and exposure to second hand smoke during childhood increases the risk of:
- Low birth weight
- Infant mortality
- SIDS
- Maternal mortality
- Asthma
- Other respiratory infections.
The Baby & Me Tobacco Free Program provides pregnant women and their babies:
- A smoking cessation program during pregnancy and for 12 months after birth
- Monthly educational sessions which includes monthly child developmental information
- Nicotine monitoring
- Monthly diaper vouchers for mothers who remain smoke free