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With input from midwives and other maternity care experts, Quit has developed online training for health professionals to support the development of knowledge and skills to confidently provide smoking cessation care to pregnant women who smoke.
Module: Supporting Pregnant Women to Stop Smoking
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: Free
Learning objectives:
- Understand the smoking prevalence in pregnant women and which priority populations have higher rates of smoking in pregnancy
- Describe the health impacts of smoking in pregnancy
- Know how to provide fast, simple and effective brief advice in a supportive, non-judgmental manner
- Recognise the important role of multi-session behavioural intervention (Quitline) and know how to refer
- Understand the considerations for pharmacotherapy use in pregnancy and breastfeeding, and the different types of formulations available
- Know how to respond to common scenarios and myths you may encounter while supporting pregnant women to stop smoking.
Australian College of Midwives CPD Endorsed Activity
Clinical guidelines on Supporting Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding are also available - general practice and health services versions.
Last updated: 13 November 2024