The London local council will provide free e-cigarettes to pregnant women, hoping to help quit smoking through e-cigarettes.

(Reuters)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The London local council has decided to distribute electronic cigarettes to pregnant women for free to reduce their dependence on cigarettes.

Members of the parliament said that e-cigarettes are less harmful to the human body than ordinary cigarettes, and they hope that through e-cigarettes, pregnant women can gradually quit nicotine.

The resolution is expected to save pregnant women 2,000 pounds (about NT $ 73,000), but experts also reminded that there is almost no safety investigation of e-cigarettes during pregnancy, calling for patches or chewing gum instead.

According to the Daily Star, the London local council recently decided to distribute e-cigarettes to pregnant women for free.

It is stated that e-cigarettes have less impact on the human body than traditional cigarettes, and the service of providing free e-cigarettes will save pregnant women nearly 2,000 pounds.

A parliamentary spokesman said smoking during pregnancy was a major factor in premature births, miscarriages and stillbirths, and research showed that women from low-income families were more likely to become addicted to nicotine during pregnancy.

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The spokesperson added that although everyone knows that pregnant women need to quit nicotine, they also know the difficulty of the process, so the council will provide free e-cigarettes as an intermediary to help quit smoking step by step.

However, the National Health Service in the United Kingdom also reminded people that so far there are almost no safety reports of e-cigarettes during pregnancy, and there are still certain risks. It is recommended to use patches or chew gum to survive the withdrawal process.

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