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**Edmond J. Safra Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology | **Edmond J. Safra Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology | ||
**Imperial College London | **Imperial College London | ||
==Caitlin Notley, PhD== | |||
*Source: [https://clivebates.com/documents/ExpertCommentsOnWHOMay2021.pdf Comments on vaping and tobacco harm reduction from expert stakeholders] | |||
**For pregnant women who smoke, quitting smoking is the most important health behaviour change to make to improve the chances of having a healthy, term baby. It is much safer to switch to using a nicotine containing e-cigarette or nicotine replacement therapy if that helps the woman stay completely smoke free, as it is the carbon monoxide in tobacco smoke, not the nicotine, that reduces blood flow through the placenta during pregnancy. Pregnant women may need to use higher strength nicotine containing products to help them stop smoking tobacco completely. Metabolism is faster during pregnancy so women need more nicotine, not less, so that they do not experience withdrawal when they try to stop smoking. It is vital that pregnant women who quit do not relapse back to tobacco smoking.’ | |||
**Caitlin Notley, PhD - [https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/caitlin-notley Bio and Photo] | |||
**Professor of Addiction Sciences | |||
**Norwich Medical School | |||
**University of East Anglia | |||
='''Medical Professionals (No TC Background)'''= | ='''Medical Professionals (No TC Background)'''= | ||
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