Smoking cessation Through Optimisation of clinical care in Pregnancy: the STOP randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cigarette smoking negatively impacts on maternal and fetal health. Smoking cessation is one of the few interventions capable of improving pregnancy outcomes. Despite the risks, the most effective antenatal model of care for smokers is still unclear, and specific recommendations for screening for fetal growth restriction are absent.

Methods

This is a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a dedicated smoking cessation clinic versus routine antenatal care as an intervention to reduce cigarette smoking behaviour. Smoking mothers randomised to the Smoking cessation Through Optimisation of clinical care in Pregnancy (STOP) clinic will have all antenatal care provided by a team comprising an obstetrician, a midwife, and a smoking cessation practitioner. This intervent

SUBMITTER: McDonnell BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6724369 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature