8. Smoking Was Completely Prohibited

It’s hardly surprising that a ban on smoking was high on Kim’s list of rules for the surrogate mother of daughter, Chicago. After all, it is now widely accepted that cigarette smoke can inflict terrible damage on the health of unborn babies, and you just have to think about how odd it looks to see a pregnant woman smoking to understand how socially unacceptable it has become. Children whose moms smoked during pregnancy are more likely to develop asthma, and smoking during the first trimester increases the risk of heart defect and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

7. And Obviously…

If smoking is forbidden, then it goes without saying that Kim’s surrogate was not allowed to partake in any recreational drugs while carrying the precious Kardashian-West cargo. Drugs make their way easily from mom to her unborn baby, and children are even born addicted to heroin. Although the rules were clear regarding illegal drugs, it was less clear what prescription drugs the surrogate mother was allowed to take, given that many of the most common over-the-counter medicines can also be harmful to unborn babies. Widely-used painkillers like Advil and Aleve can be particularly damaging in the third trimester.

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