Smoking Cessation Frequently Asked Questions

SMOKING CESSATION QUESTIONS

Why is this important in pregnancy?

 

What are the risks to mother and fetus?

 

How to treat in pregnancy?

 

How to counsel in the non-pregnant patient?

 

What is the “5 A’s” intervention model used to address patient smoking?

 

What are the ‘roadblocks’ to smoking cessation?

 

What medications do you prescribe and how to follow patient?

What are side effects?
Contraindications?

 

What are reproductive health risks?

 

Other risks?

 

Want more FAQ's?  Questions are not limited of this topic but by studying these questions, you should be curious and motivated to read more in detail.

SMOKING CESSATION SOURCES

 

ACOG Educational Bulletin #721, October 2017, Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy
ACOG Committee Opinion #423, January 2009, Reaffirmed 2012, Motivational Interviewing: A Tool for Behavioral Change
ACOG Committee Opinion #503, September 2011, Reaffirmed 2017, Tobacco Use and Women’s Health

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