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Pregnant ladies! Start shopping to quit smoking

London, Nov. 17 (ANI): A new study has revealed that pregnant women are more likely to quit smoking if they are paid in shopping vouchers. The study of 600 participants found that women who were paid...

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Could Cash Be the Key to Getting Smokers to Kick the Habit?

Meditation, medication, patches, gum, counseling, and cold turkey: You probably know a smoker who has tried—and failed—to kick the habit with one of those methods. It turns out that your cancer...

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Potential birth defects: What expectant mothers should know

While birth defects is not a subject parents-to-be are especially keen to discuss, it’s vital to open this conversation as early as possible. In the U.S., about 3 percent of babies are born with a...

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Pregnant smokers quit, get free diapers in NE Ohio program

Pregnant smokers in one northeast Ohio county can get free diapers in exchange for permanently kicking the habit through a new...

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Infant hospital visits down as fewer women smoke while pregnant

Australian medical study finds a 10.5% drop in the number of infants under a year old being re-admitted to hospital...

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Secondhand smoke linked to higher rate of miscarriages, stillbirths

Published March 14, 2014Reuters Pregnant women who have been exposed to high levels of secondhand smoke have a higher rate of miscarriages, stillbirths and fetal deaths, a new study suggests. "We often...

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Shopping vouchers can help pregnant women quit smoking

February 27: Financial incentives, such as shopping vouchers, could help one in five women quit smoking during pregnancy, according to a new UK research. The study, led by researchers at the University...

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Helping pregnant NC women quit smoking

Last week, the N.C. Child Fatality Task Force released its 2014 Report to the General Assembly. The report detailed the remarkable progress that has been made in reducing child deaths over the past 23...

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Pregnant women should be paid to quit smoking, study says

Women are more likely to quit smoking while pregnant if they are given financial incentives, a new Scottish trial has shown. Paying pregnant women to quit could save lives and would be cost-effective...

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Pregnant Women In Britain Given £400 In Shopping Vouchers To Quit Smoking - S

A trial where pregnant smokers were given £400 in shopping vouchers was deemed so successful at getting women to quit that it will likely be rolled out to other parts of the UK. The controversial...

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Secondhand smoke tied to miscarriages, stillbirths

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who have been exposed to high levels of secondhand smoke have a higher rate of miscarriages, stillbirths and fetal deaths, a new study suggests. "We often...

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Pregnant smokers persuaded to quit with free diapers

AKRON, Ohio Pregnant smokers in one northeast Ohio county can get free diapers in exchange for permanently kicking the habit through a new health program. Summit County's Baby & Me-Tobacco Free...

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Shopping vouchers 'most effective' way to help pregnant women stop smoking

One-fifth kicked the habit before giving birth when receiving financial incentives in a Cambridge university study, more than twice the rate using traditional services...

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Pay pregnant smokers to quit, and soon it will be vouchers for burglars to...

Savvy policymakers have long argued that working with people’s natural instincts always produces the best results. Incentivising citizens to act responsibly is an idea beloved of the centre-right,...

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Quitting smoking in pregnancy tied to benefit for baby

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who quit smoking immediately before or after becoming pregnant gain more weight during and after pregnancy - but their babies are less likely to be born small than...

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More Pregnant Smokers Quit If Paid, Study

28 January 2015, 5:13 More Pregnant Smokers Quit If Paid, Study Tweet Pregnant women who smoke are more likely to quit the habit if they are paid, according to new research. Figures suggest 5,000...

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Program offers incentives to tobacco-free moms

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — When Heather Owens learned she was pregnant with her first child March 3, she quit smoking within two days. And on Nov. 3, just two days short of her due date, she gave birth...

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Shopping vouchers 'help pregnant smokers quit', study finds

Pregnant women who smoke are more likely to quit if they are offered shopping vouchers, according to a study. Researchers studied 612 women over 16 and less than 24 weeks’ pregnant to assess whether...

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18 dangerous ways smoking affects pregnant mother

We all know that smoking causes many health problems. However, the sad truth is that, in spite of being aware of all these warnings, people still smoke. The earlier belief of a smoker only harms...

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Quit Smoking And Get Paid Is Having More Success

Lead researcher Professor David Tappin, of Glasgow University in Scotland, provided this comment in their publication. “If financial incentives are effective and cost effective they may well have the...

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Paying pregnant women to quit smoking pays off, study says

Researchers have identified a common substance that makes smokers much more likely to kick the habit – money. The promise of up to $600 in shopping vouchers proved a powerful inducement to get pregnant...

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Summit County program offers free diapers to pregnant moms who quit smoking

As a mother of two with twins on the way, Brittney Lykes is more than willing to try ditching her cigarettes in exchange for diapers. The Summit County health department is launching a program to help...

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Pay pregnant women to quit smoking, study says

Women are more likely to quit smoking while pregnant if they are given financial incentives, a new Scottish trial has shown. Paying pregnant women to quit could save lives and would be cost-effective...

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$300 to quit smoking while pregnant

Women smokers are being offered vouchers for up to $300 if they quit while pregnant, because of the damage a mother's tobacco use can do to an unborn baby. The voucher scheme in South Auckland, for...

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Pregnant smokers quit habit if paid, says report

Study of women offered £400 of vouchers to stop smoking results in higher success rate compared with those given standard NHS anti-smoking advice...

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Vouchers 'boost quit rates' in pregnant smokers

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...

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Is It OK To Pay Pregnant Women To Stop Smoking?

12:02 PM ET Nancy Shute Twitter i Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of premature birth, stillbirth and infant death. iStockphoto hide caption itoggle caption iStockphoto Smoking during...

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Financial incentives help pregnant women quit smoking (The University of...

(Source: The University of Stirling) Professor Linda Bauld, Professor of Health Policy and Director of the Institute for Social Marketing at the University of Stirling's School of Health Sciences....

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