Pregnant smokers failing to quit

Researchers found that most of women smokers fail to quit smoking during their pregnancy.

The Glasgow University team discovered that despite the harmful effects smoking can have on unborn babies, most mums-to-be struggle to quit.

It is estimated that a third of pregnant women smoke.

Researchers looked at the impact one-to-one counselling by midwives had on pregnant smokers.

A total of 762 pregnant women who were regular smokers when they became pregnant took part in the study.

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