Around One In Five Pregnant Smokers Go Undetected Each Year

Self-reported smoking during pregnancy underestimates the right number of pregnant smokers in Scotland by 17%, and results in a failure to detect 2400 pregnant smokers each year, finds new research published on bmj.com today. This results in thousands of smokers not being identified or offered smoking cessation services, say the authors.

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