HealthInfo West Coast-Te Tai Poutini
Smoking in pregnancy
Smoking is harmful to both you and your baby. Ideally you should stop smoking before you become pregnant. However, it is never too late to stop smoking during your pregnancy and for your baby to gain the benefits.
Stop-smoking service for pregnant women
If you are pregnant and continue to smoke you should contact Oranga Hā – Tai Poutini, Stop Smoking West Coast on 0800‑456‑121. This service has specific programmes to help pregnant women quit smoking. Even if you don't want to choose to be smokefree, the service can help you make sure that your baby is as safe as possible when it is born.
Oranga Hā – Tai Poutini, Stop Smoking West Coast can provide a personalised programme to help you to stop smoking through a range of activities and products that include medications, motivational counselling and ongoing support.
HealthInfo recommends the following pages
- Quitline
- I quit smoking for baby and me
Information about how smoking during pregnancy harms your baby, the benefits of quitting, and how Quitline can help.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Information about the risks of smoking during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and advice about how to give up smoking
- I quit smoking for baby and me
Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Endorsed by midwife liaison, Canterbury DHB. Last reviewed September 2019.
Review key: HIPRC-41255
