Most pregnant women want to stop smoking, but some find it hard. Around one in ten smoke at the time of delivery. NRT is available on the NHS for pregnant women who struggle to stop smoking, but most do not use enough NRT or take it long enough for it to work. We know that pregnant women who smoke are most likely to make use of NHS support if they find this relevant to them and easy to understand. Therefore, we have developed a tailored support package, which aims to improve use of NRT, to give pregnant women the best chance of quitting smoking.
N-READY is a collaboration between researchers from the University of Nottingham, University of East Anglia, University of York, University of Stirling, St George’s University of London, University College London, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris), and NHS colleagues. It is hosted by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Qualitative evidence
McDaid, L., Thomson, R., Emery, J., Coleman, T., Cooper, S., Phillips, L., & Naughton, F. (2021). Agreement and Disparities between Women and Stop-Smoking Specialists about How to Promote Adherence to Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Pregnancy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9), 4673. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/9/4673
McDaid, L., Thomson, R., Emery, J., Coleman, T., Cooper, S., Phillips, L., & Naughton, F. (2021). Understanding pregnant women’s adherence‐related beliefs about Nicotine Replacement Therapy for smoking cessation: A qualitative study. British Journal of Health Psychology, 26(1), 179-197. https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjhp.12463
Thomson, R., McDaid, L., Emery, J., Naughton, F., Cooper, S., Dyas, J., & Coleman, T. (2019). Knowledge and Education as Barriers and Facilitators to Nicotine Replacement Therapy Use for Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study with Health Care Professionals. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(10), 1814. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/10/1814
Thomson, R., McDaid, L., Emery, J., Phillips, L., Naughton, F., Cooper, S., ... & Coleman, T. (2019). Practitioners’ Views on Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Pregnancy during Lapse and for Harm Reduction: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(23), 4791. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/23/4791
Systematic reviews
Taylor, L., Claire, R., Campbell, K., Coleman‐Haynes, T., Leonardi‐Bee, J., Chamberlain, C., Berlin, I., Davey, Mary-Ann., Cooper, S. & Coleman, T. (2021). Fetal safety of nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy: systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction, 116(2), 239-277. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15185
Campbell, K., Coleman-Haynes, T., Bowker, K., Cooper, S. E., Connelly, S., & Coleman, T. (2020). Factors influencing the uptake and use of nicotine replacement therapy and e‐cigarettes in pregnant women who smoke: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews,(5). https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD013629/full
Claire, R., Chamberlain, C., Davey, M. A., Cooper, S. E., Berlin, I., Leonardi‐Bee, J., & Coleman, T. (2020). Pharmacological interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (3). https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010078.pub3
Hickson, C., Lewis, S., Campbell, K. A., Cooper, S., Berlin, I., Claire, R., Oncken, C., Coleman-Haynes, T. & Coleman, T. (2019). Comparison of nicotine exposure during pregnancy when smoking and abstinent with nicotine replacement therapy: systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction, 114(3), 406-424. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.14473