Materials for
Writers & Producers
 
The Help Pregnant Smokers Quit
Writers Project will put you together with medical and social
experts as well as women who have quit smoking while pregnant for
story consultation in person, by telephone or email. These experts
provide real life stories and a variety of cessation techniques
used in hospitals and other settings across the country. We can
also furnish posters and props to help dress a set. This service is
quick and free of charge with no quid pro quo involved. To learn
more or arrange for expert consultation call (818) 508-2080 or
email pregsmokers@aol.com.
The National Partnership to Help
Pregnant Smokers Quit has materials that can help you understand
both the health care provider and patient perspectives. For more
information on resources for patients, view our:
- Patient Education Brochure - This brochure educates women on the risks of smoking
during pregnancy and gives practical advice on quitting.
- Great Start and state-run quitlines - See which states offer these services and
learn more about the Great Start quitline. They are an effective
way to help pregnant patients get counseling and find a supportive
environment in which they can successfully quit smoking.
- State Medicaid coverage - Most women who smoke while pregnant are covered by Medicaid.
See which states cover smoking cessation treatments in their
Medicaid protocols.
- You Can Quit Smoking: Support and Advice from Your Prenatal
Care Provider produced by
the U.S. Public Health Service and Smoke-Free Families. Check out
the tools that health care providers use in discussing quit
attempts and what they give patients to help them successfully
quit.
For more information on
how doctors, nurses and other health care providers work with
pregnant smokers:
- Provider Brochure -
Here's How to Help Your Pregnant Patient Quit Smoking. This
brochure outlines many proven materials to help pregnant patients
quit smoking.
- Quitline scripts - See the actual counseling scripts read to pregnant
smokers when they call the Great Start Quitline, a resource from
the American Legacy Foundation® and the American Cancer
Society.
- Quick Reference for Clinicians: Treating Tobacco
Use and Dependence - This
guide summarizes the strategies for providing appropriate
treatments for every patient.
- Smoking Cessation During
Pregnancy (ACOG 4-page bulletin) - Learn how to identify pregnant
patients who smoke and provide effective treatment to increase quit
rates. The bulletin can be ordered from ACOG by emailing resources@acog.org.
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