Quit smoking help
Date issued: July 2019
For review: July 2021
Ref: c-371/JS/Maternity/baby on the way quit today
PDF: Mat Neo Smoking [pdf] 229KB
Baby on the way? Quit today!
CARBON MONOXIDE SCREENING IN PREGNANCY
Carbon Monoxide
- Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, tasteless and poisonous gas
- It is found in cigarette smoke but can also be produced by exhaust fumes, poor ventilation and cooking appliances
- Exposure to CO in pregnancy can deprive your baby of oxygen and also affect its growth and development
- It can also increase the risks of miscarriage, stillbirth and sudden infant death
- It is important that all pregnant women are tested for carbon monoxide to help keep themselves and their families safe
The CO Screening Test
- You will be offered screening tests at regular intervals throughout your pregnancy to assess your levels of CO exposure
- Within hours of quitting smoking, CO levels can start to return to normal
Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do to improve your health and the health of your baby
Nicotine Replacement Therapy is available you just need to ask!:
- Patches
- Vapes
- Gum
- Inhalator
- Nasal spray
- Mouth spray
- Oral strips
- Lozenges
CO Screening
Useful contacts: Padlet Livewell SouthWest: https://padlet.com/Wellbeingteam/ LSWBaby_and_you
NHS Smokefree Helpline number: 0800 123 1044
NHS Smokefree website: www.smokefree.nhs.uk
Gas Safety Advice Line: 0800 300 363
Sign up for NHS approved advice: www.start4life.nhs.uk
One YOU Plymouth https://www.oneyouplymouth.co.uk/ smoke-free-where-when/
