Events

In October and November 2019, the Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group hosted five regional events with delegates from across maternity and public health teams, Local Maternity Systems and professionals with wider NHS roles. Over 350 individuals attended the events, which aimed to share the latest evidence around supporting women to quit smoking before, during and after pregnancy, including national updates on the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle and NHS Long Term Plan, alongside local and regional case studies on topics including quality improvement to increase CO monitoring, implementing financial incentives and provision of e-cigarettes.

Data

• Tracking the impact of smoking during pregnancy – Anne Smith, Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust

Systems

• NHS Long Term Plan – Paul Cilia La Courte, NHS England
  
• Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle and clinical importance of reducing smoking in pregnancy – Jenny Brown, Maternity Clinical Network; James Gillies, West Midlands Clinical Network; Claire Allison, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  
• Making a difference to babies, mothers and families lives at a population level – Dr Stephen Sturgiss, North East and North Cumbria Maternity Clinical Network; Dr David Hambleton, South Tyneside CCG
  
• CO Monitoring Pathways: Wessex Case Study – Lesley Mackenzie, Wessex Academic Health Science Network; Gail Thomas, Wessex Clinical Network
  
• Building a whole systems approach to reducing prevalence – Hilary Wareing, Improving Performance in Practice (iPiP)
  
• Before and beyond pregnancy: West Yorkshire & Harrogate – Emmerline Irving, West Yorkshire & Harrogate Healthcare Partnership

CO Monitoring

• Improving CO Screening: Case study – Hannah Rutter, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust

Evidence updates

• Nicotine in pregnancy – Professor Linda Bauld, University of Edinburgh
  
• Incentives and relapse prevention – Dr Caitlin Notley, University of East Anglia
  
• Exploring the influences on smoking among young adults – Verity Mallion, Public Health England

Increasing quit attempts and support

• Greater Manchester’s Incentives Scheme – Jane Coyne, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership; Andrea Metcalfe, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
  
• Implementing incentives as part of a comprehensive approach: Luton Council – Lisa Hudson, Luton City Council
  
• One You smokefree pregnancy home visits service – Deborah Smith, Kent County Council
• Use of e-cigarettes in pregnancy – Amy Endacott, Leicester Stop Smoking Service; Zaheera Chatra, Leicestershire County Council
  
• E-cigarettes pilot: Bath and North East Somerset – Ruth Sampson, Bath and North East Somerset