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Smoking remains major danger to children 

ital, says in general children are growing up in a safer environment than 20 years ago, but the one area the consultant paediatrician has not seen improvement in is exposure to cigarette smoke.

As a way of addressing the issue, the hospital has now become part of the SmokeFree Kids campaign, the latest arm of SmokeFree Liverpool's battle against cigarette exposure. He said: "Parents will protect their children from anything, yet it is different for smoking for some reason. They will allow their children to have that exposure.

"We know it affects children coming into the hospital. It makes it more likely that children will come here unwell with conditions like asthma, chest infections and bronchitis. Many would not have these problems if their parents had not smoked around them.

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