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SCOTTISH mothers who manage to quit smoking during pregnancy have been rewarded with £400 in a publicly funded scheme that could be rolled out across the country.
One in five pregnant smokers recruited in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde were able to quit after being rewarded with financial incentives.
Six hundred women took part in the pilot scheme which cost £750,000 and was co-funded by the NHS and the Scottish Government, along with research grants.
The team behind the experiment have now applied for further funding to test the intervention strategy in NHS Lanarkshire and called on the Scottish Government to introduce the programme across the country.
But critics have labelled the plans “dubious”, claiming it is “essentially bribing” women to change unhealthy behaviour.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/400-bribes-for-pregnant-women-to-quit-smoking-1-3591382
One in five pregnant smokers recruited in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde were able to quit after being rewarded with financial incentives.
Six hundred women took part in the pilot scheme which cost £750,000 and was co-funded by the NHS and the Scottish Government, along with research grants.
The team behind the experiment have now applied for further funding to test the intervention strategy in NHS Lanarkshire and called on the Scottish Government to introduce the programme across the country.
But critics have labelled the plans “dubious”, claiming it is “essentially bribing” women to change unhealthy behaviour.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/400-bribes-for-pregnant-women-to-quit-smoking-1-3591382