..DON’T LET OUR
CHILDREN GROW UP IN
SMOKE..
Na lig d'ó phaistí fás suas le toitíní
Health Promotion Corner
Cúinne an Chothú Sláinte
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Drogheda
PASSIVE SMOKING
Do you know?
… A child inhales the
equivalent of
400 CIGARETTES a year
living with a person who
smokes an average of
FEWER THAN 8 CIGS a
day..EVEN IF A PERSON
NEVER SMOKES IN THE
SAME ROOM AS A CHILD..
OBJECTIVE
To help new parents
stop smoking and aim for a
smoke free family unit

METHOD
One-to-visits
Visits made to
Ante Natal & Post Natal
Wards each week
From April 2004 – March
2005
309 A/Natal couples
640 P/Natal couples
have been given information
HEALTH PROMOTION
CORNER
Cúinne An Chothú Sláinte
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Drogheda
041 98 74732
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Support for Smokers & X-Smokers
Smoking Cessation Statistics
OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL, DROGHEDA
APRIL 2004 – MARCH 2005
ANTE NATAL WARD VISITS
Most couples said they would make their homes smoke free
Literature handed out to new parents, and families
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
WARD VISITS
MAMS SMOKE
DADS SMOKE
MAMS QUIT
DADS QUIT
Smoking Cessation Statistics
OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL, Drogheda
APRIL 2004 – MARCH 2005
POST NATAL WARD VISITS
Most couples said they would make their homes smoke free
Literature handed out to new parents, and families
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
WARD VISITS
MAMS SMOKE
DADS SMOKE
MAMS QUIT
DADS QUIT
CONCLUSIONS
Increased networking with
other hospitals to exchange
ideas
There is a need for constant
education and awareness at GP
Community and Hospital
environment
Effective referral system
established on both
Ante Natal & Post Natal wards