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Sandwell Stop Smoking & Pregnancy Service offers support to pregnant women, partners and family members who wish to stop smoking. Help is also offered to those who may be thinking of starting a family and family members who wish to quit at the same time.
Our experienced team of Stop Smoking & Pregnancy Advisors provide a friendly and flexible service. Help is based on motivation along with the use of nicotine replacement therapy.
The Stop Smoking & Pregnancy Team work together with Stop Smoking trained hospital and community based midwives and health visitors. Links have been made with the various Sure Start projects across Sandwell and Sure Start Plus.
To make an appointment ask your midwife, health visitor, doctor or pharmacist to refer you to the Stop Smoking Service or contact us on 0800 073 1388
- Giving Up Smoking - Pregnancy
www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/Smoking__Pregnancy/ - Giving Up Smoking - Second Hand Smoke:
www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/shsmoke/
Did You Know?
Smoking during pregnancy has been linked to:
- Miscarriage
- Bleeding
- Nausea
- Poor health for the baby
- Slow growth of the fetus
- Premature birth
- Stillbirth
- Low birth weight
- Cot death
If you stop smoking during pregnancy you will benefit from:
- > Less morning sickness
- > Fewer complications
- > A more content baby