Resources for a fresh start

CrossCurrents

• Couples and Smoking: What You Need to Know When You Are Pregnant. Visit the ActNow BC: Healthy Choices in Pregnancy web site to access this newly released publication.The “Readings on Pregnancy and Substance Use” link leads to readings and resources that reflect a woman-centred perspective.
  
  
• Expecting to Quit: A Best Practices Review of Smoking Cessation Interventions for Pregnant and Postpartum Girls and Women. This resources contains a list of smoking cessation programs for pregnant and postpartum girls and women.
  
  
• Families Controlling and Eliminating Tobacco (FACET). This multi-part project, which includes TRIPs, examines patterns of family interaction influencing tobacco reduction during pregnancy and postpartum. Visit the NEXUS web site and do a keyword search on "FACET" or "TRIPs."
  
  
• PREGNETS. This web site features information on smoking cessation practices for pregnant and postpartum women, an anonymous discussion board and a toolkit for health care professionals.

 

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