Smoking in pregnancy In this feature tobacco control l l collaborative working l health created for Smoking rates among pregnant women In its Tobacco Control Plan for England, government set a national target to reduce smoking rates among pregnant women. That 11% target has now been reached. This is good news for trading standards, which has a number of tobacco control activities within its remit 11 -2.9 % % The national reduction target set for 2015 reached last December The reduction in pregnant smokers since 2011 Women who smoked during pregnancy 2011-2015 10.6 13.5 % % or 16,937 (out of 159,118 pregnant women) by the end of December 2015 or 22,305 (out of 164,885 pregnant women) by the end of 2010-11* (QUARTER 3 2015-16 ) (QUARTER 3 2010-11 ) 2.6 % Percentage of pregnant women whose smoking status was unknown in Quarter 3 2015-16 DISCLAIMER: *THESE FIGURES ARE APPROXIMATE; ALL FIGURES FOR THE FULL YEAR 2010-11 HAVE BEEN DIVIDED BY FOUR TO GIVE AN APPROXIMATE FIGURE FOR ONE QUARTER. Regions with highest rates of pregnant smokers 2015-16 Clinical Commissioning Groups reported: Highest smoking rate was in NHS Blackpool Lowest smoking rate was in NHS Central London (Westminster) For full regional statistics click here 25 % 1.3 % NHS England Regions reported: Highest smoking rate was in Cumbria and the North East 16.1 % Lowest smoking rate was in London 4.8 % Smoking during pregnancy can cause serious pregnancyrelated health problems. These include complications during labour and an increased risk of miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth, low birth weight and sudden unexpected death in infancy. Smoking during pregnancy also increases the risk of infant mortality by an estimated 40% Trading standards tobacco control activities 1. Legislation 6 2. Presence of tobacco-control or smokefree alliance groups, 2014-15 76 % the number of smoking laws trading standards enforces Councils in England with a group operating in their area G Children and Young Persons (Protection 93 % from Tobacco) Act 1991 G Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 of these councils sent trading standards to a group meeting in 2014/15 G Tobacco for Oral Use (Safety) Regulations 1992 G Tobacco Products (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale) Regulations 2002 (OUT OF 150 COUNCILS G Standardised Packaging of Tobacco SURVEYED) Products Regulations 2015 G Tobacco Products Directive (Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016) 3. Collaborative working with critical partners 95 % Councils that worked in partnership on tobacco control (OUT OF 150 COUNCILS SURVEYED) Councils that worked with partners: Local authority public health teams 77 % Police 74 % HMRC Individual primary care practitioners and NHS hospital trusts 53 % 11 Other (eg regional tobacco alliances, schools, colleges and universities) % 20 % SOURCE: STATISTICS ON WOMENS SMOKING AT TIME OF DELIVERY: ENGLAND QUARTER 3, OCTOBER 2015 TO DECEMBER 2015. PUBLISHED BY THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION CENTRE; TOBACCO CONTROL SURVEY, ENGLAND 2014/15, A REPORT OF TRADING STANDARDS SERVICE ACTIVITY, A REPORT COMMISSIONED BY CTSI; LIST OF TRADING STANDARDS STATUTORY DUTIES, AS COMPILED BY 36 BEDFORD ROW ON BEHALF OF CTSI; HEALTHY LIVES, HEALTHY PEOPLE: A TOBACCO CONTROL PLAN FOR ENGLAND, PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DISCLAIMER: FIGURES FOR WOMEN SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY DO NOT INCLUDE THOSE BEING TREATED IN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS OR PRIVATE BEDS/HOSPITALS. To share this page, in the toolbar click on You might also like Spotlight on Scotland May 2016