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Trends in prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy to pregnant women in primary care in England (2021)
Journal Article
Szatkowski, L., Reeves Vaz, L., Fiaschi, L., Tata, L., & Coleman, T. (2021). Trends in prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy to pregnant women in primary care in England. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 23(9), 1607-1610. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab037

Introduction: Smoking during pregnancy remains common and the English National Health Service (NHS) has recently been directed to prioritise providing cessation support for pregnant women. We investigated the impact on prescribing of stop smoking tre... Read More about Trends in prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy to pregnant women in primary care in England.

Stillbirth among women prescribed nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy: analysis of a large UK pregnancy cohort (2018)
Journal Article
Dhalwani, N. N., Szatkowski, L., Coleman, T., Fiaschi, L., & Tata, L. J. (2019). Stillbirth among women prescribed nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy: analysis of a large UK pregnancy cohort. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 21(4), 409–415. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/nty019

Objective: To compare risk of stillbirth between maternal smokers and those prescribed NRT during pregnancy. Design: Cross-sectional analysis nested in a pregnancy cohort with longitudinal routinely-recorded medical data. Setting: United Kingdo... Read More about Stillbirth among women prescribed nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy: analysis of a large UK pregnancy cohort.

Nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy and major congenital anomalies in offspring (2015)
Journal Article
Dhalwani, N. N., Szatkowski, L., Coleman, T., Fiaschi, L., & Tata, L. J. (2015). Nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy and major congenital anomalies in offspring. Pediatrics, 135(5), https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-2560

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is now being used as a smoking cessation aid during pregnancy, although little is known about fetal safety. We assessed the relationship between early pregnancy exposure to NRT or smoking... Read More about Nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy and major congenital anomalies in offspring.

A comparison of UK primary care data with other national data sources for monitoring the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy (2014)
Journal Article
Dhalwani, N. N., Tata, L. J., Coleman, T., Fiaschi, L., & Szatkowski, L. (2015). A comparison of UK primary care data with other national data sources for monitoring the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy. Journal of Public Health, 37(3), 547-554. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdu060

Background: We aimed to assess the potential usefulness of primary care data for estimating smoking prevalence in pregnancy by comparing the primary care data estimates with those obtained from other data sources. Methods: In The Health Improvement... Read More about A comparison of UK primary care data with other national data sources for monitoring the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy.

Prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy in and around pregnancy: a population-based study using primary care data (2014)
Journal Article
Dhalwani, N. N., Szatkowski, L., Coleman, T., Fiaschi, L., & Tata, L. J. (2014). Prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy in and around pregnancy: a population-based study using primary care data. British Journal of General Practice, Article e554-e560. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X681361

Background Licensing arrangements for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in the UK were broadened in 2005 to allow prescribing to pregnant smokers. However, estimates of NRT prescribing in pregnant females in the UK are currently lacking. Aim To... Read More about Prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy in and around pregnancy: a population-based study using primary care data.