Nottinghamshire has a higher than national average number of pregnant smokers. It comes after data from the NHS revealed that women who gave birth in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Heath and Care facilities are some of the most likely to be smokers in the East Midlands.
The data shows that from April 2021 to March 2022 there were 1,202 women across Nottinghamshire who were known to be smokers at the time of delivery. It means that 13% of the 9,380 births in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire were from women smokers.
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire recorded the highest number of known pregnant smokers in the East Midlands as well as being higher than the national average percentage wise. Across England, 9.1% of women who gave birth in that time period were known smokers.
