Tobacco use: population target for smoking among pregnant women
The white paper on health, Towards a healthier Scotland, set a target of reducing the proportion of women who smoke during pregnancy from 29% to 23% between 1995 and 2005 and to 20% by 2010. The tobacco control action plan, A breath of fresh air for Scotland, reaffirmed these targets. Chart 1 shows there has been a reduction in the percentage of pregnant women recorded as being current smokers from 29.0% in 1995 to 19.2% in 2008. This suggests that the 2005 target has been achieved and if current trends are maintained the 2010 target will be achieved. However, it should be noted that some pregnant women who have had their smoking status recorded as "not known" may, in fact, be smokers. As such, the precentage recorded as current smokers may underestimate the true smoking prevalence among pregnant women.
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