Scans reveal what smoking while pregnant does to an unborn baby

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These shocking ultrasound images have been released to encourage pregnant women to give up smoking.

While smoking is certainly known to be harmful in pregnancy, the 4-D scans show remarkable images of a foetus that may have delayed development.

Unborn babies normally touch their faces in the earlier stages of their development, making these movements less often as they mature.

The foetus in scans can be seen continually touching its face right up to birth.