Table 3.
Reported use of National Health Service (NHS) provided smoking cessation support split by smoking status
| Type of support* | Early pregnancy | Early–late pregnancy** | Postpartum | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recent ex-smoker (N = 362) | Smoker (N = 488) | Recent ex-smoker (N = 265)*** | Smoker (N = 256)*** | Recent ex-smoker (N = 196) | Smoker (N = 280) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Talked to GP/Nurse about giving up | 22 (6.1) | 132 (27.0) | 3 (1.1) | 28 (10.9) | 3 (1.5) | 36 (12.9) |
| Talked to midwife about giving up | 36 (9.9) | 211 (43.2) | 16 (6.0) | 68 (26.6) | 3 (1.5) | 24 (8.6) |
| Accessed/used any NHS smoking cessation support | 29 (8.0) | 90 (18.4) | 21 (7.9) | 66 (25.8) | 6 (3.1) | 38 (13.6) |
| Attended NHS stop smoking service group session | 3 (0.8) | 21 (4.3) | 1 (0.4) | 10 (3.9) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.8) |
| Attended solo/individual NHS stop smoking service session | 10 (2.8) | 25 (5.1) | 15 (5.7) | 23 (9.0) | 1 (0.5) | 7 (2.5) |
| Called a stop smoking telephone helpline | 5 (1.4) | 18 (3.7) | 3 (1.1) | 7 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.8) |
| Used nicotine replacement therapy | 25 (6.9) | 64 (13.1) | 16 (6.0) | 57 (22.3) | 6 (3.1) | 31 (11.1) |
*Noncumulative support usage. Rates in each time period do not include usage in earlier time period and represent what was reported in each questionnaire.
**Period between the early pregnancy questionnaire and the late questionnaire. Includes 10 women who had given birth prior to completing the 34-week questionnaire