Statistics on Women's Smoking Status at Time of Delivery, England - Quarter 3, 2018-19

10.5% of pregnant women were known to be smokers at the time of delivery during quarter 3 of 2018/19.

This is the same as the previous quarter (quarter 2, 2018/19).

The current national ambition is to achieve a level of 6% or less by 2022.

In quarter 3, the CCGs with the lowest proportion of women known to be smokers at time of delivery were NHS Central London (Westminster), NHS Richmond, NHS West London, and NHS Hammersmith & Fulham (all under 2%).

10 CCGs had proportions above 20%. Those with the highest were NHS Blackpool (27.2%), NHS Telford and Wrekin (22.2%) and NHS Mansfield and Ashfield (22.2%).

In quarter 3 of 2018/19, 33 out of 195 CCGs met the new national ambition of 6% or less.

In the London NHS England region, 23 out of 32 CCGs achieved the national ambition.

In the North NHS England region, only 1 out of 62 CCGs achieved the national ambition.

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