We are dedicated to helping pregnant women and mothers with quitting/reducing smoking. At this site you can:

• Learn how smoking affects women, fetal development and children.
• Learn about women’s barriers to, and support for, quitting smoking.
• For women - Link to info on approaches to reducing and quitting smoking during and after pregnancy.
• For health care providers - Get up-to-date print and web-based material on how best to support pregnant women and new mothers in their efforts to reduce/quit smoking.
• Check out Expecting to Quit (PDF 553KB), a report that summarizes best practice in support programs for pregnant women and girls who smoke.

The material on this website comes from:

• Stories and tips from pregnant women who smoke.
• The latest research.
• Tools that have been designed in Canada to assist women and health care workers in supporting women’s change.

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