More than one in ten Northumberland mothers smoking while pregnant, NHS figures show

By The Newsroom
Published 27th Dec 2017, 13:10 BST
Updated 27th Dec 2017, 13:28 BST
New figures on smoking during pregnancy.New figures on smoking during pregnancy.
New figures on smoking during pregnancy.
More than one in 10 women in the Northumberland NHS commissioning area are smoking while pregnant, according to the latest figures.

There were 696 pregnancies in the second quarter of 2017 - and 93 mothers who smoked throughout their pregnancy, or 13.4 per cent. This is up from 12.1 per cent in the same period last year.

The NHS wants to reduce the number of mothers who smoke while pregnant to 6 per cent - a target which was revised down from 11 per cent earlier this year.

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Smoking during pregnancy has been steadily decreasing in recent years, down from 16.2 per cent four years ago.