Reducing smoking among pregnant adolescents.
Pregnant adolescents who smoke present a double obstetrical risk. Not only is the adolescent mother at risk from the biological, social, educational, and economic factors associated with childbearing at a young age, she and her developing infant also risk the complications associated with maternal smoking. This paper describes a psychosocial intervention designed to reduce smoking in a group of pregnant adolescents. Five modules are presented. Each is designed to: (1) heighten awareness of the issue, (2) provide motivational messages, (3) enhance the adolescent's social skills, and (4) teach specific smoking-cessation skills.
Duffy
J
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University of California, San Francisco 94143.
Coates
T J
TJ
D000293:Adolescent; D015142:Baltimore; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010379:Peer Group; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012649:Self Concept; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention