Background Smoking is the most important preventable cause of adverse pregnancy
outcomes, but provision of smoking cessation support (SCS) to pregnant women is poor. We …

Objective this study aimed to explore the enablers and barriers to implementation of the
Australian smoking cessation in pregnancy guidelines. These guidelines direct clinicians to …

Background Maternal smoking is a key cause of poor outcomes for mothers, babies and
children and Wales has higher rates of smoking in pregnancy than any other UK country …

Background Smoking during pregnancy is a major public health concern and an NHS
priority. In 2010, 26% of UK women smoked immediately before or during their pregnancy …

Reducing smoking rates in pregnancy continues to be a public health priority. Given a recent
UK government policy change resulting in The National Health Service (NHS) making a …

Abstract Background Western Australian (WA) perinatal statistics indicate an 8 percent
decrease in smoking by pregnant women from 1999 to 2009. Despite the success of …

Smoking during pregnancy is a major concern in Scotland. At least 23% of women smoke
during early pregnancy, with teenagers and more disadvantaged populations more likely to …

Background Antenatal smoking cessation guidelines have been available in Victoria,
Australia, for the past decade. The objective of this study was to assess to what extent …

Introduction: Similar to other high-income countries, smoking rates in pregnancy can be high
in specific vulnerable groups in Australia. Several clinical guidelines exist, including the 5A's …

Background and aim Pregnant women who smoke are rarely consulted in the design and
evaluation of the interventions that target them. In Australia, women will typically be …