PREGNANT women who continue smoking are stupid and selfish.

There, I’ve said it. No qualification. No excuses.

Smoking while you’re pregnant can mean low birth-weight for your baby, you add to the risk of your baby suffering a cot death or he or she could be more likely to have breathing problems.

Figures show that almost one in five mums-to-be in Bolton smokes while pregnant.

That’s 2,878 women quite happily prepared to put the health and future of their babies at risk because they won’t quit.

If someone threatened the life of their baby while it was still in the womb, they’d probably fight tooth and nail to protect their unborn son or daughter.

Yet they’re happy to threaten their child’s life themselves — for the sake of a ciggie.

If you really do want to be a good mum, please quit now. It’s the best gift you’ll ever give your child.