Traditional methods to smoking cessation available to non-pregnant smokers are not highly recommended for pregnant
smokers. In a study conducted by Gaither, Brunner-Huber, Thompson and Huet-Hudson (2009), nicotine replacement
therapy was found to have negative effects on fetuses, and physicians were reluctant to prescribe it to pregnant patients due
to the unknown risks to the fetus [11]. Gaither et al. (2009) also stated that it is possible for nicotine and other chemicals
used in nicotine replacement therapy to build up in the fetus. This is because nicotine is water-soluble; it readily passes
through the placental membranes and is not easily metabolized by the fetus. This study concluded that pregnant women
who used nicotine replacement therapy had higher rates of low birth weight infants and preterm deliveries