Can I use Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) while pregnant?
If you’re pregnant and finding it difficult to give up smoking, you could try NRT. It’s important to talk it through with a health professional first, to help weigh up the risks to you and your baby of continuing to smoke against the benefits of stopping using NRT. Taking a short course of NRT is safer than continuing to smoke because, unlike cigarettes, NRT doesn’t contain tar, carbon monoxide or poisons, or cause cancer. Ask your doctor, midwife or NHS Stop Smoking Service adviser for advice before using NRT.
