A Friend Is Pregnant and You Observe Her Smoking

Multiple Choice

A friend is pregnant and you observe her smoking.Which of the following is the best advice or information you could give to her?

A) Nicotine has been linked to mental retardation in infants whose mothers smoked during their entire pregnancies.
B) Infants whose mothers smoked during pregnancy have higher rates of heart defects, lung defects, and cerebral haemorrhages.
C) Nicotine is powerfully addictive, and she risks giving birth to an addicted neonate who would experience respiratory distress, asthma, or emphysema.
D) She should quit smoking because infants whose mothers smoked during pregnancy weigh an average of one-half pound less at birth.