One in five women actively trying to get pregnant smoke cigarettes, study finds

One in five women actively trying to get pregnant smoke cigarettes, study finds One in five women trying to get pregnant smoked cigarettes while actively trying to conceive, a new study has found.

The research, conducted by leading pregnancy charity Tommy’s, discovered a slew of other troubling findings which demonstrate the lack of awareness around the dangers of smoking cigarettes, consuming alcohol and caffeine and not eating healthily while trying for a baby. The Independent

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• Health behaviours in 131,182 UK women planning pregnancy (open access) BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth