A smoking cessation program at a public antenatal clinic.
OBJECTIVE
A randomized trial evaluated the impact of smoking cessation interventions on point prevalence and consecutive quit rates at an Australian public prenatal clinic.


METHODS
Self-reports and urine cotinine tests confirmed patients' smoking status at the midpoint and end of pregnancy and 6 weeks postpartum.


RESULTS
At all points, validated abstinence rates were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group. The rate of failed biochemical validation was significantly higher in the control group than in the experimental group.


CONCLUSIONS
Prenatal clinic staff can significantly increase quit rates by using cognitive-behavioral strategies. Brief advice appears to be ineffective.
Walsh
R A
RA
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
Redman
S
S
Brinsmead
M W
MW
Byrne
J M
JM
Melmeth
A
A
D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D016896:Treatment Outcome