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Using nicotine replacement therapy for smoking reduction in pregnancy: a qualitative study of pregnant women in the UK who smoke.

Ross ThomsonLucy PhillipsSophie OrtonRupert HarwoodTim Coleman
Published in: BMJ open (2024)
Using NRT to help women, who are unable to stop smoking, to reduce their smoking may be acceptable to pregnant women. This study found women were already using NRT alongside ad hoc strategies to reduce their smoking. Further research evaluating structured smoking reduction support, alongside concurrent NRT use is needed.
Keyphrases
  • smoking cessation
  • replacement therapy
  • pregnant women
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • type diabetes
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  • preterm birth
  • cross sectional
  • insulin resistance
  • locally advanced
  • rectal cancer