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Story: Te whānau tamariki – pregnancy and birth

Smokefree poster

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Smokefree poster

This 1993 smokefree poster shows a Māori mother with a child in the womb. It advertised the negative effects that smoking during pregnancy could have on babies. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has been linked to smoking cigarettes.

Courtesy of the Health Sponsorship Council

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-d-MAORI-1993-04

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Hope Tupara, Te whānau tamariki – pregnancy and birth – Baby care, 20th and 21st centuries, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/27633/smokefree-poster (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Hope Tupara, published 23 March 2011, updated 1 June 2017.