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Written question asked by Ben Bradley (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 July 2019. It was answered by Seema Kennedy (Conservative) on Friday, 12 July 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Pregnancy: Smoking

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help reduce the number of women smoking during pregnancy.

Answer

The Government committed to reducing the prevalence of women smoking during pregnancy to 6% or less by 2022. The NHS Long Term Plan makes provision for smoking cessation support to all pregnant women and their families in secondary care, and this includes a new smoke-free pregnancy pathway with focused sessions and treatments. In addition, Public Health England continues to work collaboratively with NHS England on the Maternity Transformation Programme to reduce the number of pregnant women who smoke.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
273483
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Pregnancy Smoking
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk