Trust extends support to help more pregnant families quit smoking

The team helps mothers and birthing parents give up smoking during pregnancy with one-to-one support from trained tobacco dependence advisors and free nicotine replacement products.

The Trust was one of England's first three maternity units to have a specialist Tobacco Dependency service. The service was nationally funded for two years, and as a result of its success, Sherwood Forest Hospitals has decided to continue funding the service for the benefit of local families.

Since 2021, the Trust has helped more than 200 families quit smoking during pregnancy and remain smoke-free after birth. In England, the rate of pregnant women and people smoking at the time of birth is 8.8 per cent. At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, it’s 14.12 per cent.