New research has shown that the negative impacts of smoking during pregnancy can last well into children’s future. Prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke is already known to have many negative short-term impacts including premature birth, low birth weight and subsequent behavioural problems. Now, findings from a new study have shown that exposure to as few […]
9 years ago
In a pilot project in the UK city of Stoke-on-Trent, pregnant women are being offered up to £260 in shopping vouchers for agreeing to stay off cigarettes for the duration of their pregnancy and a further 12 weeks after their babies arrive. As of yet, at least 65 women in the city have the taxpayer-funded vouchers, […]
9 years ago
A new animal study has highlighted the harmful effects of secondhand smoke even before pregnancy. Researchers at Duke University in the US have found that exposure to cigarette smoke – even before conception – appears to have a lingering impact that can later impair the brain development of a foetus. The researchers used rats in experiments that […]
9 years ago
This is disappointing news indeed. The latest figures from the UK show that the number of women who continue to smoke throughout their pregnancy, right up until the day their baby is born, has increased. According to the latest stats from NHS Digital, 10.4 percent of women in Britain are still smoking on delivery and […]
9 years ago
Using the world’s ugliest colour on cigarette packaging could go a long way in helping more smokers to kick the week for once and for all, according to Australian experts. When market research company GfK Bluemoon asked 1,000 smokers to choose the hue that most repulsed them, the majority voted for the green/brown shade known […]
10 years ago