The Children's Village - It takes a village to raise a child


Do you want to quit smoking? Why not kick the habit with The Children's Village? Our trained advisors provide one-to-one support to pregnant women and parent/carers who wish to quit smoking. Get advice, hints and tips to beat cravings and free Nicotine Replacement Therapy including patches or gum (provided it's suitable for you).

Do you want to quit smoking?

Why not kick the habit with The Children's Village? Our trained advisors provide one-to-one support to pregnant women and parent/carers who wish to quit smoking. Get advice, hints and tips to beat cravings and free Nicotine Replacement Therapy including patches or gum (provided it's suitable for you).


Why go smoke-free? Reduce your risk of illness, disability or death caused by cancer, heart disease and lung disease Reduce your risk of gangrene or amputation caused by circulation problems Protect the health of your friends and family who may breathe in your smoke Reduce the chances of your children suffering from asthma or glue ear Improve your fertility and chance of healthy pregnancy Improve your breathing and fitness levels Enjoy the taste of food more Get rid of the stale tobacco smell from you and your home Improve your skin, reduce wrinkles and keep your teeth sparkly Save lots of money!

Why go smoke-free?

Reduce your risk of illness, disability or death caused by cancer, heart disease and lung disease
Reduce your risk of gangrene or amputation caused by circulation problems
Protect the health of your friends and family who may breathe in your smoke
Reduce the chances of your children suffering from asthma or glue ear
Improve your fertility and chance of healthy pregnancy
Improve your breathing and fitness levels
Enjoy the taste of food more
Get rid of the stale tobacco smell from you and your home
Improve your skin, reduce wrinkles and keep your teeth sparkly
Save lots of money!


Smoking and Pregnancy If you are trying to conceive then going smoke-free can improve your fertility When you smoke, over 4000 chemicals go into your body. Carbon monoxide in the smoke can reduce the oxygen reaching your baby. For every cigarette you smoke - the blood flow to your baby is disrupted for 15 seconds. Smoking increases complications during pregnancy and labour Smoking increases the risk of miscarriage, sickness, premature birth and stillbirth. Health risks for your baby include lower birth weight, slower growth, higher chance of cot death and asthma/breathing difficulties. Stopping at ANY stage of your pregnancy will be good for your baby.

Smoking and Pregnancy

If you are trying to conceive then going smoke-free can improve your fertility
When you smoke, over 4000 chemicals go into your body. Carbon monoxide in the smoke can reduce the oxygen reaching your baby.
For every cigarette you smoke - the blood flow to your baby is disrupted for 15 seconds.
Smoking increases complications during pregnancy and labour
Smoking increases the risk of miscarriage, sickness, premature birth and stillbirth.
Health risks for your baby include lower birth weight, slower growth, higher chance of cot death and asthma/breathing difficulties.
Stopping at ANY stage of your pregnancy will be good for your baby.


Secondhand Smoke Breathing in secondhand smoke (passive smoking) has many risks for non-smokers. Children are particularly affected because their bodies are still developing. So if you're not ready to quit we suggest you try to keep your home as smoke-free as possible, to minimise the health risks for your family. Try to limit smoking to one room of the house or only smoke outside. As virtually all enclosed public places in England will be smoke-free. This means it will be against the law to smoke inside pubs, cafes, restaurants and shopping centres. So there's never been a better time to quit!

Secondhand Smoke

Breathing in secondhand smoke (passive smoking) has many risks for non-smokers. Children are particularly affected because their bodies are still developing. So if you're not ready to quit we suggest you try to keep your home as smoke-free as possible, to minimise the health risks for your family. Try to limit smoking to one room of the house or only smoke outside.

As virtually all enclosed public places in England will be smoke-free. This means it will be against the law to smoke inside pubs, cafes, restaurants and shopping centres. So there's never been a better time to quit!