Statistics on women’s smoking status at time of delivery: England, Quarter 4, 2012/13
In England in 2012/13:
– The percentage of mothers smoking at delivery was 12.7%, lower than 2011/12 (13.2%), 2010/11 (13.5%) and 2009/10 (14.0%)
– Amongst all Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs), this varied from 19.7% in the North East SHA to 5.7% in London SHA
– Amongst the 147 Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) that passed validation, smoking prevalence at delivery ranged from 30.8% in Blackpool PCT to 2.3% in Westminster PCT