Are we missing an opportunity to improve smoking cessation rates for pregnant women?
Journal Title: The Journal of Health Design - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Anti-smoking public health campaigns targeting pregnant women emphasise the dangers to mother and child, yet the incidence of smoking during pregnancy remains high. Pregnancy is identified as a strong teachable moment where behaviour change is more likely, however, advice from primary care clinicians against smoking during pregnancy seems to be having little impact. Is it that pregnant women are immune to the quit message or are smoking cessation interventions not as effective during pregnancy? We need to find better ways of triggering quit attempts and investigate the efficacy of current smoking cessation interventions for pregnant women.
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Lizanne Siqueira
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- DOI 10.21853/JHD.2017.31
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Are we missing an opportunity to improve smoking cessation rates for pregnant women?
Anti-smoking public health campaigns targeting pregnant women emphasise the dangers to mother and child, yet the incidence of smoking during pregnancy remains high. Pregnancy is identified as a strong teachable moment wh...