Useful links
User friendly information on smoking in pregnancy
Tommy's Smoking in Pregnancy
Tommy's provides accredited midwife-led pregnancy health information for parents-to-be, and funds research into the causes of pregnancy loss.
Start for Life
Start4Life is a Public Health England healthy living initiative. Start4Life aims to improve the health of babies and children under five in England by encouraging a healthy lifestyle – helping parents-to-be and mums and dads to give their children the best possible start.
NHS Stop Smoking in Pregnancy
Information from the NHS on why you should stop smoking in pregnancy, and how smoking can harm your unborn baby. Plus where to go for support to help you quit.
NHS Smokefree - Smoking in Pregnancy
NHS Smokefree is the national NHS campaign providing motivation, information and support for smokers who want to quit.
NCT Smoking during Pregnancy
NCT wants to help all parents to have an experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood that enriches their lives and gives them confidence in being a parent. NCT smoking during pregnancy page explores the effects of smoking for expectant mums and how to stop smoking when pregnant.
Academic resources and guidance
Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group
The Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group is a coalition of health and baby charities committed to reducing rates of smoking in pregnancy. The Group was established in 2012 to produce recommendations on how the smoking in pregnancy ambition contained in the Government's tobacco strategy can be realised.
Stop Smoking in Pregnancy and After Childbirth - NICE Public Health Guideline PH26
This guideline from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) covers support to help women stop smoking during pregnancy and in the first year after childbirth. It includes identifying women who need help to quit, referring them to stop smoking services and providing intensive and ongoing support to help them stop. The guideline also advises how to tailor services for women from disadvantaged groups in which smoking rates are high.