Vouchers help motivate pregnant mums to stop smoking

Osem · 28-01-2015, 10:12

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Offering shopping vouchers worth a total of £400 to pregnant smokers makes them more likely to quit the habit, say researchers.

They have published the results of a trial involving 600 women from Glasgow in the British Medical Journal.

More than 20% of the women offered vouchers stopped smoking, compared with 9% given normal NHS support alone.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31003254

I can see some logic in incentivising good behaviour but the fact that the health of the babies they're carrying isn't sufficiently motivating for some people has always baffled me.

dilli-theclaw · 28-01-2015, 10:20

My dodgy eyes just read that as vouchers for pregnant nuns! Now THAT made me laugh

Osem · 28-01-2015, 10:30

Glad I could cheer you up mate.

nomadking · 28-01-2015, 10:39

Why isn't the money saved by not having to buy fags, an incentive all by itself?

heero_yuy · 28-01-2015, 10:47

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Originally Posted by nomadking

Why isn't the money saved by not having to buy fags, an incentive all by itself?

IQ?

Pierre · 28-01-2015, 11:01

garbage.

richard s · 28-01-2015, 11:09

I wonder if all motorists with diesel vehicles will get vouchers for not using them.

http://www.channel4.com/info/press/n...l-4-dispatches

Related deaths due to carbon monoxide is alarming.

weenie · 28-01-2015, 12:59

The thought of your baby's health should be enough incentive to stop smoking as soon as you become aware that you are pregnant Give Up or even better (stop smoking before you become pregnant assuming you were trying for a baby). Eat right, avoid certain foods, don't drink alcohol and don't smoke it really is quite easy after all we know the risks now it is not like when I was born in 1969 where my Mum did not know any better and smoked with both me and my sister.

Osem · 28-01-2015, 13:06

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Originally Posted by weenie

The thought of your baby's health should be enough incentive to stop smoking as soon as you become aware that you are pregnant Give Up or even better (stop smoking before you become pregnant assuming you were trying for a baby). Eat right, avoid certain foods, don't drink alcohol and don't smoke it really is quite easy after all we know the risks now it is not like when I was born in 1969 where my Mum did not know any better and smoked with both me and my sister.

Very true.

There's never been so much information so readily available, for those who can be bothered to look...

denphone · 28-01-2015, 13:15

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Originally Posted by weenie

The thought of your baby's health should be enough incentive to stop smoking as soon as you become aware that you are pregnant Give Up or even better (stop smoking before you become pregnant assuming you were trying for a baby). Eat right, avoid certain foods, don't drink alcohol and don't smoke it really is quite easy after all we know the risks now it is not like when I was born in 1969 where my Mum did not know any better and smoked with both me and my sister.

+1

TheDaddy · 28-01-2015, 22:25

£400 to potentially save one of the 5000 babies that die of smoking related causes, sounds cheap to me

Hom3r · 28-01-2015, 22:55

How many would spend that £400 on fags & booze?

Osem · 28-01-2015, 22:57

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Originally Posted by Hom3r

How many would spend that £400 on fags & booze?

A few I imagine, if they could...

Matth · 30-01-2015, 01:06

Smoke a little, then give up ... profit!

Halcyon · 02-02-2015, 12:46

Why should my money (taxes, etc) be going on handing out vouchers to smokers!

It is totally irresponsible smoking whilst pregnant.

Just the other day I heard a pregnant woman being interviewed on the radio saying that because she couldn't feel her baby as yet then she didn't need to stop smoking!