Smoking at Time of Delivery

Smoking in pregnancy increases the risk of low weight babies and premature birth, and children exposed to smoke in their homes are not only at greater risk of developing illnesses, including respiratory conditions, but are far more likely to become smokers themselves in later life.

In Coastal West Sussex, 11.9% of new mothers reported smoking at time of delivery. This is higher than in Crawley or Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG and exceeds national estimates (10.6%). Note. Differences in reporting may account for some of the variation in the statistics presented here, so this data should be taken with caution.

The number and proportion of women smoking at time of delivery (2015/16)

2015-16	Number of Maternities	Women Smoking at Time of Delivery				% of women whose smoking status was unknown
		Number	%	Lower CI	Upper CI	Number
Coastal West Sussex CCG	4,645	551	11.9%	11.0%	12.8%	1.3%
Crawley CCG	1,710	113	6.6%	5.5%	7.9%	0.3%
Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG	2,243	99	4.4%	3.6%	5.3%	1.9%
NHS England South (South East)	48,037	4,975	10.4%	10.1%	10.6%	0.9%
South Commissioning Region	149,406	15,263	10.2%	10.1%	10.4%	1.3%
England	631,225	67,195	10.6%	10.6%	10.7%	3.1%
Source: HSCIC - Statistics on Women's Smoking Status at Time of Delivery, 2015-16

Smoking at the time of delivery