Smokefree in Pregnancy

We provide a specialist service for pregnant smokers and their families.

The Stop Smoking service work in partnership with local midwives to provide support throughout pregnancy, from conception, to birth and afterwards. This includes the offer of support sessions in the comfort of your own home and our local voucher reward scheme will help to keep you motivated to stay quit throughout pregnancy and after your precious baby is born.

Stopping smoking is the best thing you can do to protect your baby and ideally, you should avoid exposure to nicotine entirely, however, using nicotine replacement products in pregnancy is still far healthier for both you and your baby than continuing to smoke. Click Here

Stop smoking therapies

Patches, mouth spray gum etc. are all licensed to be used in pregnancy to help you manage cravings to smoke.

Your Advisor will discuss all therapies that are free for you to use for up to 12 weeks via our nicotine voucher scheme. Please read the Risk Vs Benefits for more information

What about E cigarettes?

The vapour from an e-cigarette does contain some of the harmful chemicals found in cigarette smoke, but at much lower levels. If using an e-cigarette helps you to stop smoking, it is much safer for you and your baby than continuing to smoke.

By stopping smoking you are doing the best thing for you, your baby and you family’s health.

Stopping smoking is much easier with professional help especially when this is combined with the support of your friends and family.

Voucher Reward Scheme

By signing up to our pregnancy incentive scheme you will receive professional help and support to set a quit date and stay stopped. Sessions may be over the telephone, video call or face to face (when allowed). You will receive up to £100 worth of Love to Shop vouchers if you stay Smokefree throughout your pregnancy! To download a copy of the incentive scheme agreement click here.

For more information on Stopping Smoking in Pregancy visit the NHS website