Evidence into practice: CO monitoring and data collection throughout pregnancy

This briefing sets out:

• The rationale for carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring and effective data collection throughout pregnancy, and the central role these play in supporting pregnant women to quit smoking.
• Opportunities for improving data collection.
• Review of the evidence for CO monitoring.
• Evidence-based case studies from areas that have improved their data collection and CO monitoring procedures to provide better-quality support to pregnant women who smoke.