Pregnancy-specific telephone support helps reduce maternal smoking

Commentary on: Cummins SE, Tedeschi GJ, Anderson CM, et al.. Telephone intervention for pregnant smokers: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Prev Med 2016;51:318–26. Implications for practice and research Proactive, pregnancy-specific telephone counselling added to an ongoing tobacco quitline can help prenatal smoking cessation and prevent relapse. Research should examine the factors that influence marginalised women to quit smoking during pregnancy and maintain long-term abstinence. Research should determine whether intervention effectiveness varies with cigarette dependence and motivation to quit. Context Tobacco smoking during pregnancy is a preventable cause of complications in pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes.1 In high-income countries, the prevalence of maternal smoking has declined, but it remains high among women who are more socially disadvantaged.1 2 According to the authors of this study, limitations of nicotine replacement therapy and other tobacco dependence medications during...

Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - December 13, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Koren, I. Tags: Open access, Pregnancy, Reproductive medicine, Health education, Smoking, Smoking cessation, Tobacco use Women ' s health and midwifery Source Type: research