Hundreds of mums in Hartlepool smoked throughout pregnancy, according to brand-new healthiness figures released today.
Statistics issued by the healthiness and Social Care Guide Centre (HSCIC) prove to that, throughout 2015/16, there were 3,215 births and 583 pregnant mums in Hartlepool and Stockton that were smokers at the moment of delivery.
That equates to 18.1% – above the north east standard of 16%.
The figure is additionally much better compared to the national standard of 10.6%.
Overall, Hartlepool is the 19th-ranked location for pregnant smokers in England. Blackpool (26%), North East Lincolnshire (23.5%) and South Tyneside (21.8%) have actually the 3 highest levels.
For the NHS Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield, there were 2,843 births, along with 589 expectant mums that were smokers at the moment of delivery, a fee of 20.7%. That earned it the sixth highest fee in England.
Carole Johnson, Head of healthiness Improvement at Hartlepool Borough Council, said: “Smoking is among the biggest risks to the healthiness of an unborn baby and tackling smoking in pregnancy continues to be among our top public healthiness priorities.
“Some excellent improvement has actually been earned – the 2009/10 figure was 22.1% across the Hartlepool and Stockton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) location and today this is 18.1% – however a lot more still should be done to delivering us in line along with the figure for England as a whole of 10.6%.
“Staff from Hartlepool Borough Council, functioning alongside colleagues from Stockton Council, have actually created an annual action strategy which is delivered through a complete range of partners involved in assisting pregnant women and their families to quit smoking.
“Smoking cessation support is offered through midwives, midwifery assistants and the nine drop-in clinics run about Hartlepool by the Protect against Smoking Service. 5 pharmacies in the town additionally supply a comprehensive programme of support.
“We additionally support BabyClear – a North East initiative to make certain every woman smoking throughout pregnancy is provided full, frank and factual Guide regarding the harm caused by smoking throughout pregnancy.”
Ailsa Rutter, Director of Fresh Smoke Free North East, said: “Despite the figures showing that the North East still has actually the highest SATOD rates in England, we as a region have actually been taking a great deal of beneficial actions to treat this.
“Due to the fact that the launch of the babyClear initiative in 2012, we’ve trained up hundreds of front-line maternity staff to talk regarding the dangers of smoking in pregnancy along with expectant mothers, and automatically refer smokers in to free, regional support to guidance them quit.
“We now have actually about 1,500 fewer North East women that smoke in pregnancy, a lose of a quarter.
“It is clear that there is still some means to go to, however we have actually currently seen a few of the biggest drops in SATOD rates over last 3 years, thanks in no small section to the great job by North East midwifery staff and Protect against smoking services.
“We strategy to go on to job along with mothers-to- be to lessen maternal smoking rates further still.”
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