Tobacco use can increase stillborn rate by 50%

Tobacco/Marijuana use can increase stillborn rate by 50%

Using Drugs such as tobacco, marijuana or painkillers can increase the chances of stillborn by 50%. According to researchers from the National Institutes of Health. These findings were based off the chemical byproducts in nicotine in the blood levels. Stillbirth is when a fetus dies at or after 20 weeks of gestation. 

• Tobacco use — 1.8 to 2.8 times greater risk of stillbirth, with the highest risk found among the heaviest smokers
• Marijuana use — 2.3 times greater risk of stillbirth
• Evidence of any stimulant, marijuana or prescription painkiller use — 2.2 times greater risk of stillbirth
• Passive exposure to tobacco — 2.1 times greater risk of stillbirth

(http://www.nih.gov/news/health/dec2013/nichd-11.htm)