UK trying unique approach to get pregnant women to stop smoking
October 19, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Women's Health
Pregnant? Smoking? Finding it hard to quit? Well, if you live in the United Kingdom, their National Health Service Trust (NHS) is trying to bribe you to quit – and if it works, it’s a win-win situation for both you and your baby.
According to the article Pregnant smokers to be offered gift vouchers and beauty treatments to encourage them to quit, "Pregnant women who smoke are to be offered gift vouchers and beauty treatments to encourage them to quit under proposals by an NHS trust. The incentives, which also include baby goods, will be given to those women who are able to prove they have successfully kicked the habit."
Not everyone is happy about the program though. Some feel that offering beauty vouchers belittles the women and their smoking, while others feel that it is rewarding bad behavior.
What do you think?
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Tags: pregnancy blog, smoking, pregnant smokers, quitting smoking
