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Smoking in pregnancy

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NHS North East Essex is offering pregnant women £100 worth of food vouchers if they stop smoking.

A woman will receive £20 when she has stopped smoking for a week, a further £40 when she has stopped for four weeks and another £40 when she has stopped for a year. Whether they have stopped smoking will be determined by carbon monoxide testing.

Is this the way to target entrenched smokers or is highlighting the health benefits the direction to take? Maybe we just have to accept some people will never give up, no matter what incentive is provided?

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Smoking in pregnancy (9 Replies) Posted: 30/01/2009 11:35:23 By Rhea Johnson	Re: smoking cessation 05/06/2009 08:46:04 By Guest

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