How Do Maternal Lifestyle Choices Affect Neonatal Health?
Lifestyle choices such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and drug use are detrimental to neonatal health. Smoking during pregnancy is linked to low birth weight, preterm birth, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Alcohol consumption can lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), which include a range of physical, behavioral, and learning problems. Illicit drug use can result in neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), where the newborn experiences withdrawal symptoms after birth.
