A member asked:

23 weeks and doctor says a small amount of fluid around baby's heart....is this because i smoked cigs up to my 4 month? (i was unaware i was pregnant)

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Dr. David Krulak answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Smoking: There is no way that anyone could say definitively that smoking caused any particular case of fetal pericardial effusion. That being said, I encourage you to continue to not smoke cigarettes, both for your health and the health of your baby.

Answered 7/16/2014

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