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Populations-Pregnant Women

Background

Prenatal smoking remains one of the most common prevent­able causes of infant morbidity and mortality and is associated with 30% of small-for-gestational-age infants, 10% of preterm infants, and 5% of infant deaths. Maternal cigarette smoking dur­ing pregnancy increases the risk for pregnancy complications and poor pregnancy outcomes. In 2005, approximately 10%–12% of women giving birth reported smoking during pregnancy. Rates were higher among certain subpopulations such as women with lower levels of education, American Indian/Alaska Native women, and white women.

Web Resources

A website tailored towards women who smoke: http://women.smokefree.gov/Default.aspx

CDC’s Reproductive Health Page: Tobacco use and Pregnancy - http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/tobaccousepregnancy/

An online application to estimate annual smoking-attributable medical expenditures, deaths, and years of potential life lost for infants in the United States - Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Morbidity, and Economic Costs (SAMMEC)

Trends in Smoking Before, During, and After Pregnancy — Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), United States, 31 Sites, 2000–2005 - http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5804.pdf

Publications

Break Free Alliance's report Smoking in Low Socioeconomic Status Populations: Prevalence, Health Impact, Challenges and Recommendations

Medicaid reimbursement for prenatal smoking intervention influences quitting and cessation

 

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee Opinion: Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy

2006 Surgeon General's Report—The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke

2001 Surgeon General's Report—Women and Smoking

Policy

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services letter to State Medicaid Director on New Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Services

 

Tools

Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy and Beyond: A Virtual Clinic

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists  - Smoking Cessation Counseling Tools

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy A Clinician’s Guide to Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking

Pregnancy and Post-partum Quitline Toolkit – product of National Partnership to Help Pregnant Smokers Quit

Text 4 Baby

 

Become an EX Smoker - Pregnant Smokers

 

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