 | The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
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| The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
Martha Jo Edwards, EdD1, Terri Geiser, MPH2, Cindy Chafin3, Michele Finn, MBA4, Elizabeth Riggs, MPH4, Scott D. Berns, MD, MPH5, Norman L Weatherby, PhD1, and Richard A. Windsor, PhD6. (1) Health Care Services, Middle Tennessee State University, P.O. Box 81, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, 615-898-2905, mjedwards@mtsu.edu, (2) March of Dimes, 322 Nancy Lynn Lane Suite 11, Knoxville, TN 37919, (3) SMART Moms, 2000 Dunedin Cove, Old Hickory, TN 37138, (4) National Office, March of Dimes, 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605, (5) Chapter Program Support, March of Dimes, 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605, (6) School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University, 2175 K Street NW #810, Washington, DC 20037
The S.M.A.R.T. Moms project is a statewide collaboration between Middle Tennessee State University, the Tennessee Department of Health and the March of Dimes Tennessee State chapter to educate pregnant women about the dangers of smoking and provide them with counseling from trained health care providers. Despite the Surgeon General’s warnings about the dangers of tobacco use during pregnancy, a significant number of women continue to smoke during pregnancy. According to the CDC, in 1999, 17.1% of pregnant women in Tennessee smoked compared to 12.6% across the U.S. Research supported by Smoke-Free Families reveals that even brief tobacco cessation counseling (five to fifteen minutes) delivered by trained physicians and coupled with pregnancy-specific self-help materials, can result in increased smoking cessation rates. The S.M.A.R.T. Moms project provides smoking cessation counseling to pregnant women who attend WIC clinics throughout Tennessee. In 2002, approximately 9,000 women in this population were smokers. Women who express a desire to stop smoking receive a ten-step self-help manual and counseling at subsequent visits. During the first three months of implementation, over 600 women were enrolled in the program. Project impact is evaluated by tracking participants' smoking status at each prenatal follow-up visit and at least one postpartum visit. In addition, delivery dates and infant birth weights will be tracked. This presentation will describe successes and challenges in providing smoking cessation services to pregnant women through the WIC system and the applicability of lessons learned to other settings.
Learning Objectives:
Keywords: Pregnancy, Smoking Cessation
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: I am grantee