The Smokefree Families Team

The Hull and East Riding Stop Smoking Service offers a range of support for pregnant women, their partners and other family members.

The Smokefree Families Team knows that pregnant women need practical help and a positive focus. The team of advisors work individually with pregnant women and their partners or family members and help support them through the process of quitting. Pregnant women can access two forms of support; group or individual support. They also encourage partners, family members and friends to support you.

Individual support is often preferred and the Smokefree Families team are able to offer home visits to people in Hull or support in a nearby venue e.g. Children’s Centre or GP surgery (somewhere close by). The initial programme of support runs over 6 weeks, but then continues by phone, up to delivery and for a short time beyond. The programme of support includes:

• A focus on preparation to quit.
• Discussion about the possible use of nicotine replacement therapy.
• Addressing any problems that occur e.g. side effects or relapse.

They recognise that it can be really tough to quit when you are pregnant and understand the pressures and the extremely addictive nature of smoking which can make it hard to stop. It is usually fine for pregnant women to use Nicotine Replacement Therapy products to help with cravings, and this will be discussed when you meet your Smoke free pregnancy advisor.

The Smokefree Families Team are friendly and approachable and work with pregnant clients helping them to achieve their goal of becoming a non smoker. Smoking is harmful to your unborn baby and remember that stopping at any stage of pregnancy is beneficial. Health risks to your baby if you smoke include lower birth weight, higher chance of cot death and damage to airways which could cause asthma. By stopping smoking you are not only improving your own health but also the health of your baby.

We want to encourage more pregnant women to contact us for help – call our freephone number or contact us online.

Quitting smoking when you are pregnant is not just something the baby deserves but mum's-to-be deserve it too!

• One-to-One
• Group Sessions
• The Smokefree Families Team
• Telephone and Online Services