No smoke

The good news (picked up by the media) is that smoke free legislation seems to have impacted positively on pregnancy complications. A new study documents the fall in numbers of pre-term deliveries and small for gestational age babies in Scotland since the smoking ban. Women and Health includes a systematic review of smoking cessation interventions that target women. A couple of studies on the relationship between smoking and socioeconomic status consider the importance of the disadvantaged smoker and the efficacy of interventions to reduce smoking-related inequalities.