A newly delivered mother who intends to breastfeed tells her nurse,"I am so relieved that this pregnancy is over so I can start smoking again." The nurse encourages the patient to refrain from smoking.However,this new mother insists that she will resume smoking.The nurse will need to adapt her health teaching to ensure that the patient is aware that:

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The new mother should be encouraged not to smoke.If she continues to smoke,she should be encouraged to always smoke in another room removed from the baby.Smoking may impair milk production.When the products of tobacco are broken down,they cross over into the breast milk.Tobacco also results in a reduction of the immunologic properties of breast milk.Research supports that mothers should not smoke within 2 hours before a feeding.The effects of secondhand smoke on infants include sudden infant death syndrome.

A Newly Delivered Mother Who Intends to Breastfeed Tells Her