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Pregnant smokers quit for NHS cash incentives
By Kimberley Smith on 30/04/2010 13:45:53
Mums-to-be in Scotland respond well to NHS scheme offering cash rewards for staying off cigarettes
with the money that may otherwise be spent on cigarettes.Smoking while pregnant causes low birth weights and has been linked to a number of illnesses. As well as cash, women were offered social support and nicotine replacement therapy which saw 18% still smoke
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Smoking in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 02/07/2007 01:58:43
There is clear medical evidence that smoking during pregnancy increases risk of fetal ill-health and miscarriage
With the waves of information around and the warnings on cigarette packets, it's hard for any smoker to say he or she is unaware of the health dangers linked with smoking. Whilst having been a smoker in past years is not going to affect an unborn
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Smoking as a Parent
By Sarah Lawson on 07/11/2008 02:06:45
Even if you managed to stop smoking in pregnancy, smoking around your baby or child can still be dangerous
in the room the baby is in.Smoking during pregnancy or after your child is born can contribute to a doubling of the risk of cot death.As passive smokers, babies and children are breathing in the toxins released in cigarette smoke, and regular minor coughs
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Breath tests for all pregnant women, says NICE
By Kyrsty Hazell on 24/06/2010 18:19:48
Health experts suggest that all mums-to-be should have smoking breath tests at first antenatal appointment
All pregnant women should be given a smoking breath test by their midwife, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has proposed.By identifying mums-to-be who are still smoking, it’s hoped midwives will be able to help them quit. The tests will measure the...
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Smoking could add complications to pre-eclampsia pregnancies
By Kimberley Smith on 29/07/2010 15:20:53
Mums-to-be who smoke are more likely to have complications associated with pre-eclampsia, finds study
.The stillbirth rate for smokers with pre-eclampsia was 9% while for non-smokers with the condition the rate was 5%.Elizabeth Miller, who ran the study, has suggested that although cigarettes contain substances that stop blood vessels constricting, smoking lowers
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Pregnant Stacey Solomon caught smoking
By Anna Lewis on 05/03/2012 12:11:09
Doctor told her it was OK to smoke during pregnancy, expectant mum Stacey claims
Mum-to-be Stacey Solomon has been caught smoking just two months before her due date.The X Factor finalist, who is 7 months pregnant, was seen smoking four cigarettes in two hours during a photoshoot in South London.Smoking in pregnancy has been
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Asthma and teen obesity connected to smoking in pregnancy
By Kimberley Smith on 28/04/2010 16:35:23
Studies link smoking while pregnant to baby’s asthma risk and teen obesity
Unborn babies exposed to cigarette smoke show higher asthma rates and increased likelihood of becoming obese as teenagers, new research has revealed.A Swedish study of children between 1996 and 2008 concluded that the asthma risk for children went
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Passive smoking in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 12/07/2009 01:30:23
Even if you don't smoke or have managed to give up, while you are pregnant you should avoid others people's smoke, too
around you?Passive smoking and pregnancy safetyScientists have long known about the dangers of passive smoking. Non-smokers can suffer from diseases like lung cancer and have even been known to die from it without ever having smoked a cigarette
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Crave Maternitywear Autumn/Winter 2008
By Debra Stottor on 15/10/2008 01:17:55
For casual and work looks, Crave's new collection of pregnancy fashions luxuriate in the colour purple
the Crave collection.For trousers, it seems it’s ether skinny or wide leg shapes. Crave’s narrowest trousers are the cigarette pants, £79, a shape that flatters the pregnant shape slightly more than an outright skinny leg. These can be teamed with tunics
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Road Pollution and Fetal Development
By Sarah Lawson on 20/04/2009 02:39:03
A new study examines the risk of exposure to traffic pollution for pregnant women
These days most women are aware of the key elements that will help or harm a baby's fetal development, from what they eat to their working conditions, to toxins like cigarettes and alcohol. However, a new study has also sent a timely reminder
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