Elizabeth Baker and partner Chris Lloyd are proudly decorating their new home in time for the arrival of their baby in May - and the couple are determined to keep the house smoke-free.

The young couple from Wythenshawe had already banned cigarettes from their previous home, even installing non-smoking signs.

"It's so much better," Elizabeth, 20, says. "I don't cough as much anymore. And you don't have that horrible smell."

Elizabeth, a former 20-a-day smoker, has cut down to just three a day. But she is committed to kicking the habit for good. Making her home smoke-free has been a crucial step.

"When I found out I was pregnant in August, I decided immediately that I was going to quit," she says. "I don't want to be smoking around the baby, and I don't want anyone smoking around the baby.

"Smoking makes me feel quite sick. I feel like I could give up. I'm only doing it because of force of habit. Having to smoke outside has made me cut down, because it is so freezing."

Elizabeth is also encouraging electrician Chris, 17, to put an end to his 20-a-day habit.

"He really wants to quit, but he's finding it difficult to break the habit. If he cut down or stopped it would help me a lot more as well."

Chris Bell, of NHS Manchester's Smoke-Free Homes campaign, is helping the couple change their lifestyle.

"Chris showed us what goes in cigarettes, and how much of the smoke is passed onto the baby. It made me feel sick," Elizabeth says.

"I don't want to put a cigarette in my mouth anymore. I want to quit so badly, because I know what it does to my baby. It is always going to stick in my mind.

"My mother died when she was just 26, and I don't want the same thing to happen to me. I don't want to die young."