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Support to Quit Smoking in Pregnancy
Quitting smoking is one of the best things a woman and her partner can do to protect their baby’s health through pregnancy and beyond. Pregnancy is a window of opportunity for significant health improvement.Majority of maternity services without a stop smoking specialist midwife say RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today(Friday 31st May) revealed that almost 70% of Heads of Midwifery have reported that they are without a stop smoking specialist midwife in their maternity team. The RCM have shared the findings ...![](/media/3167/midwives-and-public-health.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131975774250000000)
Midwives and Public Health
Public health is defined as “the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts of society” (Acheson, 1988; WHO). In other words, public health seeks to identify risks to health and ...Cuts to stop smoking services fly in face of Government stillbirth ambitions says RCM on new report
Today a report from Action on Smoking and Health and Cancer Research UK says that Government cuts to public health budgets mean that only half of local authorities offer all smokers the best support to quit.Stop smoking incentive scheme a positive step but investment on many fronts needed says RCM
More investment is needed on multiple fronts to continue reducing smoking in pregnancy rates says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The College’s call follows today’s Government announcement of a financial incentive scheme to encourage ...New stats show smoking in pregnancy not falling
Today statistics on smoking have been published by NHS Digital. On smoking in pregnancy the statistics show that just under 11% of pregnant women were known to be smokers at the time of delivery in 2018-19. This is similar to the level recorded ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/6174/khan-review-cover-9-june-2022.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779770000000)
Need to increase efforts to reduce smoking in pregnancy says RCM
Reducing smoking in pregnancy is a key driver in reducing stillbirth rates and more effort is needed to keep pushing smoking rates down says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as the Khan report into tobacco control is published ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/2018/woman-smoking_istock_000012281765medium.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116460000000)
Midwives welcome drop in smoking rate among pregnant women
‘Reducing smoking in pregnancy is a key driver in reducing stillbirth rates’ says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it welcomes new figures from NHS England that show a reduction in smoking among pregnant women. The latest figures ...![](/media/3393/smoking.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=132035201530000000)
Smokefree
As midwives caring for women we have all listened to these sheepish confessions: ‘I know it’s bad… but I only smoke one or two in the evening… once the kids are in bed… it really is one of life’s few pleasures… something just for me….’.![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/3393/smoking.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=132035201530000000)