Quit for new life: How you can help a new mum to quit smoking

Summary

It’s not good for a woman who is pregnant to smoke or breathe in other people’s smoke. The chemicals from the smoke get into her blood stream and harm the baby.

If a pregnant woman breathes in a lot of cigarette smoke their baby will be at risk of:

• miscarriage
• being born too early and sickly
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).