Are pregnant women receiving support for smoking dependence when attending routine antenatal appointments?
Authors
Cully, GAffiliation
Health Promotion Service, 52 Broomhill Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24. geraldine.cully@hse.ieIssue Date
2010-09MeSH
AdolescentAdult
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Ireland
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Prenatal Care
Questionnaires
Smoking
Young Adult
Metadata
Show full item recordCitation
Are pregnant women receiving support for smoking dependence when attending routine antenatal appointments? 2010, 103 (8):239-41 Ir Med JJournal
Irish medical journalPubMed ID
21046864Abstract
Early and consistent intervention with pregnant smokers can reduce the incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with smoking during pregnancy. A survey of 470 pregnant women was conducted to establish the care they received in relation to smoking whilst attending routine public antenatal appointments. The overall prevalence of smoking was 23.5%. Age, level of education and nationality were associated with smoking status with younger, less educated Irish women being most likely to smoke. Women attending for their first visit were much more likely to be asked about their smoking status 71 (85.5) versus 68 (17.8) and advised to quit if they were smokers 11 (73.3) versus 11 (15.7). None of the women were offered specific assistance to help them stop smoking or had a follow-up appointment arranged specifically to do with smoking. 167 women (35.6) were exposed to passive smoking in their own homes.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
0332-3102Collections
Related articles
- 'Breathe': the stop smoking service for pregnant women in Glasgow.
- Authors: McGowan A, Hamilton S, Barnett D, Nsofor M, Proudfoot J, Tappin DM
- Issue date: 2010 Jun
- CATCH: development of a home-based midwifery intervention to support young pregnant smokers to quit.
- Authors: Bryce A, Butler C, Gnich W, Sheehy C, Tappin DM
- Issue date: 2009 Oct
- A survey of pregnant smokers' interest in different types of smoking cessation support.
- Authors: Ussher M, West R, Hibbs N
- Issue date: 2004 Jul
- A randomized controlled trial of the simple advice given by obstetricians in Guangzhou, China, to non-smoking pregnant women to help their husbands quit smoking.
- Authors: Loke AY, Lam TH
- Issue date: 2005 Oct
- Recruiting pregnant smokers for a placebo-randomised controlled trial of nicotine replacement therapy.
- Authors: Coleman T, Antoniak M, Britton J, Thornton J, Lewis S, Watts K
- Issue date: 2004 Nov 1