Traces the short history of women's smoking, presents information and interpretation of trends and offers possible explanations of women's smoking. This action handbook is a guide to help groups and agencies understand women's tobacco use. It can be a source of information, a guide to action, or an aid in cessation programming. By exploring the idea that women's tobacco use is related to women's experience, it presents a fresh perspective on the issue.
Details how prenatal and postpartum programs in the community are dealing with tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke with their clients and their clients' families.
Provides a brief summary of the research findings on smoking cessation programs for pregnant women. Focuses on new approaches to help women become, and stay, smoke free based on evolving knowledge of behavioural change and tobacco use. Also provides ideas and suggestions to help develop customized interventions that suit the individual's practice and client needs.
This paper contains: Introduction; Smoking Behaviour of Heavily Addicted Smokers; Reasons Why Heavily Addicted Smokers Continue to Smoke; Factors that Encourage Serious Consideration of a Quit Attempt; Issues Smokers Must Resolve Before Attempting to Quit; Role of Supports in Facilitating Quitting; Components of a Cessation Strategy for Heavily Addicted Smokers; Recruiting Heavily Addicted Smokers to Participate in a Cessation Program.
