The identification of maternal smokers postnatally in an Irish maternity hospital
| Autor: | Micheal O'Duill, Ciara M E Reynolds, Ciara McArdle, Rachel Kennedy, Michael J. Turner, Eimer G. O’Malley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Postnatal Care medicine.medical_specialty Maternal smoking medicine.medical_treatment Mothers Pilot Projects Early pregnancy factor Hospitals Maternity 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Quit smoking 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Irish Pregnancy Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Smokers biology business.industry Smoking Smoking cessation intervention General Medicine medicine.disease language.human_language Family medicine biology.protein language Smoking cessation Female business Ireland Inpatient environment |
| Zdroj: | Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 188:587-589 |
| ISSN: | 1863-4362 0021-1265 |
| Popis: | While many women quit smoking spontaneously before or during early pregnancy, information is limited about maternal smoking as pregnancy advances. This study examined the smoking behaviour of women throughout pregnancy and immediately after delivery. Women on the postnatal ward were consented for BCO testing and after completing this under supervision, they were asked to complete an accompanying questionnaire on smoking behaviour (unsupervised). In this small pilot study, we found BCO testing in an inpatient environment, not surprisingly, was ineffective in identifying current smokers. As reported in other studies, we found that few women quit smoking after the time of the first antenatal visit. This suggests that postnatal smoking cessation interventions should receive greater attention. We recommend that all women who identify themselves as current smokers at the first antenatal visit should complete a short questionnaire postnatally and should be offered support to quit smoking or maintain cessation after they bring their baby home. |
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