Stop smoking start repairing – health benefits for women

Every cigarette you don’t smoke is doing you good.

• Today — quit before getting pregnant and your risk of having a pre-term baby is reduced to that of a non-smoker
• In 12 hours — excess carbon monoxide is out of your blood
• In 5 days — most nicotine is out of your body
• In 1 week — your sense of taste and smell improves
• In 1 month – skin appearance is likely to improve
• In 3 months — your lung function begins to improve
• In 12 months — your risk of heart disease has halved