Expectant mothers in an Ohio town who kick their smoking habit can receive free diapers as part of a new program that aims to reduce premature births and infant mortality, which have been linked to tobacco inhalation during pregnancy.

Under the Summit County Baby & Me Tobacco-Free Program, mothers-to-be who smoke can earn a $25 diaper voucher for each month after their child’s birth for a year if they quit during pregnancy, attend at least four support group sessions, and pass monthly carbon monoxide tests after delivering their baby.

Brittney Lykes, a 24-year-old smoker who’s pregnant with twins, has heralded the program has an effective means of support as she works to cure her nicotine addiction. Lykes, formerly a half-a-pack a day smoker, told the Associated Press that since learning of her pregnancy she has cut down her tobacco intake to just one cigarette a day.

“I don’t want any harm done to them or my other ones I have here,” said Lykes. “You have to think about the babies.”

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STORY:http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/02/02/3618091/ohio-program-diapers-smoking/