Training obstetric and family practice residents to give smoking cessation advice during prenatal care

Prenatal Smoking Cessation Counseling by Texas Obstetricians

“…Because perceived impact of counseling was a predictor of counseling coverage and effectiveness, this intermediate feedback on counseling outcomes might further improve their perceived effectiveness. Findings from evaluation studies of training programs for obstetric and family practice residents to give smoking cessation advice during prenatal care indicate that the counseling behavior persisted over time and resulted in significantly better rates of reduction and stopping . Training programs that emphasize the need to counsel all pregnant smokers may help obstetricians meet the AHCPR clinical practice guideline.…”

Personalised information for improving the uptake of smoking cessation programs

“…Smokers frequently attempt quitting several times unsuccessfully before achieving long-term abstinence (9,10). Smokers who seek support in quitting are much more likely to quit than those who try to quit alone, and the most effective aid for achieving smoking cessation is medication (e.g., nicotine replacement therapy, or varenicline) coupled with tailored behavioral support from specialist stop smoking services, like the National Health Service Stop Smoking Services (NHS SSS) in the UK (11)(12)(13).…”

Smoking among pregnant women - epidemiology and health consequences

“…Training family practitioners to provide smoking cessation advice during pregnancy seems to be effective (56). Training resulted in significant chan ges in the advice provided, with greater emphasis on gaining a commitment to smoking behaviour change, but not in the average time providing the advice, approximately three minutes (56).…”

“…Training resulted in significant chan ges in the advice provided, with greater emphasis on gaining a commitment to smoking behaviour change, but not in the average time providing the advice, approximately three minutes (56).…”