Maternity service recognised for efforts to stop women smoking during pregnancy

Maternity service recognised for efforts to stop women smoking during pregnancy

A maternity service has been recognised for its efforts to stop women smoking during pregnancy.

National award for NHS project that has helped pregnant women quit smoking

The NHS maternity service in Suffolk and north east Essex has scooped a national award for its work in supporting pregnant women and their families to quit smoking. The Suffolk and North East Essex Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) has won the Baby Lifeline UK Maternity Unit Marvels (MUM) award in the category Promoting Collaboration and Team Working. Since the project began in November 2022 and established in all three hospitals (Ipswi…