Since its inception in 1995, the Smoke-Free Families National Program Office has been working to develop and test innovative, effective smoking cessation treatments for women of childbearing age before, during and after pregnancy. Now completing its second phase of research, the program strives to increase the number of women who quit smoking and remain smoke-free, improving their health and the health of their children and other family members.
Pilot studies conducted under Phase I evaluated a variety of innovative treatments that could be integrated with routine care during and after pregnancy. Results confirmed the efficacy of existing brief "best practice" interventions (5 to 15 minutes of advice and counseling), and identified several promising new directions for Phase II research, which has recently concluded. Results of Phase II research will appear in the April 2004 issue of Nicotine and Tobacco Research. [more]
A third round of research will be begining shortly.
Smoke Free Families Research
In addition, the Smoke-Free Families National Dissemination Office supports demonstration projects and has provided mini-grant funds to prenatal smoking cessation projects.