tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790385192997382117.post4668530957076684765..comments2015-01-28T17:54:27.498+00:00Comments on The Wonder Years..how much of this life can we do? : If you're pregnant - don't smoke. SIMPLE!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07697768949919970787noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790385192997382117.post-31652087884506071532015-01-28T17:54:27.498+00:002015-01-28T17:54:27.498+00:00Natalie, well said, I totally agree with your ever...Natalie, well said, I totally agree with your every word and I very nearly called into LBC enroute to the gym this morning to express similar feelings. What gets me is that on the one hand the argument is that it saves the NHS/tax payers money in the longer term if the expectant mother quits, therefore bettering her and her unborn child's health. However, on the other hand this morning the presenter went on to say, "so what if the mother takes it up afterwards, at least the child will benefit". Bit of a contradiction from a NHS justification. Obviously, as an expectant mother myself, my concern is foremost for the unborn, personally I can't see a correlation between stopping smoking and going shopping but for whatever reason it has been reported to be working. Plus, with the amount of awareness raising around smoking, these expectant mothers who qualify for the dosh, are not uneducated, they know the deal, but equally are happy to take the handout! Statically, I don't know the success rate and whether these women have actually quit or are just playing the system. Either way, it saddens me to learn that knowing that they are potentially damaging their unborn isn't enough... But chuck them £400 and that's enough to give them a conscious! It's ridiculous! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358800288679926361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790385192997382117.post-55828989982736416492015-01-28T17:48:55.314+00:002015-01-28T17:48:55.314+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358800288679926361noreply@blogger.com