Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 4/2/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!vax135!houxz!houxm!hogpc!houxe!drutx!plw From: plw@drutx.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: re:smoking Message-ID: <489@drutx.UUCP> Date: Tue, 19-Jun-84 14:54:03 EDT Article-I.D.: drutx.489 Posted: Tue Jun 19 14:54:03 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Jun-84 03:38:10 EDT Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 16 >A neighbor lady of ours is a chain smoker and is pregnant with child. >She has tried everything under the sun to kick the habit; however, >nothing has worked. The doctor finally told her to forget it because >the anxiety of trying to stop was raising her blood pressure and putting >too much stress on her baby. He said that the smoking was less harmful >than the hyperness being experienced trying to kick the habit. >Thurman Just wanted to make a comment about this. I was also one of those pregnant women who tried to quit while being pregnant. Went back to the smoking after being told the same thing as this neighbor was. My daughter was effected by my stress (which the doctor told me, not my own observation). Pat