Briefing
Smoking cessation
Evidence into practice: CO monitoring and data collection throughout pregnancy
Summary
This briefing sets out the rationale for carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring and effective data collection throughout pregnancy, and the central role these play in supporting pregnant women to quit smoking. The briefing highlights opportunities for improving data collection, reviews the evidence base for CO monitoring, and includes evidence-based case studies from areas that have improved their data collection and CO monitoring procedures to provide better-quality support to pregnant women who smoke.