Welcome to Holmewood Health

The Portal covers briefly the addresses of hospitals and health centres on the main page, along with giving up smoking. In this section we analyse these local services in more detail, from the Holmewood Health Centre to focusing on support for a healthy lifestyle. Healthy eating, sport and excerise is important to all but most importantly giving up smoking.

Smoking When Pregnant
When you smoke, carbon monoxide gets into your bloodstream and cuts down the oxygen reaching your baby. Health risks of smoking when pregnant include:

• More complications during your pregnancy and labour.
• Increased risk of miscarriage, bleeding and sickness.
• Slower growth of your baby.
• Increased risk of premature birth or stillbirth.

Health risks for your baby …

• Lower birth weight and weakness.
• Higher chance of cot death.
• Damage to airways which could cause breathing problems or asthma.

Giving Up Smoking
Zyban is a medicine that alters the way your body responds to nicotine. You start taking Zyban a couple of weeks before you quit and then continue the treatment to help you through the withdrawal cravings. Zyban is only available on prescription. The first few days after your quit date can be challenging. Nicotine withdrawal can make you feel very irritable and frustrated but this intense period of withdrawal only lasts 48 hours and you will soon notice an improvement.