11,000 babies a year affected by smoking during pregnancy in Wales

ASH WALES - Wales has the highest rate of smoking during pregnancy in the UK which is putting thousands of babies’ lives at risk.  To raise awareness of the issue in the run-up to Mothers’ Day  ASH Wales revealed that 33% of mums-to-be in Wales smoke at some point during their pregnancy - considerably higher than the UK average of 26% - exposing 11,864 unborn babies to harm from tobacco each year.
As part of our Quit for Wales campaign they are calling for every midwife and health visitor in Wales to be trained in advising women about quitting smoking as part of their pre-registration training.

• Read their full news release here