Tobacco Use and Pregnancy: Resources

Resources for Smokers and Their Families

1-800-QUIT-NOW
(1-800-784-8669); TTY 1-800-332-8615.

Provides support in quitting, including free quit coaching, a free quit plan, free educational materials, and referrals to local resources.

Smokefree Women
Provides information and resources on quitting smoking targeted at pregnant and non-pregnant women.

Smokefree.gov
Provides general resources for smokers to quit

Become an EX: For pregnant and postpartum smokers
A quit smoking program developed by the American Legacy Foundation.

Stay Away from Tobacco
Provides general resources for quitting smoking and smokeless tobacco from the American Cancer Society.

The March of Dimes
Quitting tips for pregnant smokers.

Smoke-free homes and cars program
Provides materials and resources for protecting children from secondhand smoke developed by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Resources for Providers

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Smoking Cessation
Smoking cessation resources for patients and providers.

Office of the Surgeon General: Tobacco Cessation Guideline
Clinical Practice Guidelines, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence. is designed to assist clinicians; smoking cessation specialists; and health care administrators, insurers, and purchasers in identifying and assessing tobacco users and in delivering effective tobacco dependence interventions. This site also has clinician resources such as a Quick Reference Guide, tear sheets for primary and prenatal care providers, and consumer materials.

Smoke-Free Families
Resources to help counselors of pregnant women who smoke, includes clinician resources, technical assistance tools, and patient materials.

Treatobacco.net
Presents evidence-based information about the treatment of tobacco dependence.

How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: What It Means to You
An easy-to-read booklet explaining new scientific findings about how deadly cigarettes are and how quickly they can damage your body.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Provides tools and resources to help clinicians and communities, and supports research and policy development to create a healthy environment for children, adolescents, and families. Also includes the AAP Policy Statement of tobacco use as a pediatric disease. 

Training Materials for Providers

Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy and Beyond: A Virtual Clinic
This is an interactive Web-based program designed for health care professionals to hone their skills in assisting pregnant women to quit smoking. Up to 4 hours of continuing education credits can be earned by completing the practicum that was developed by the Interactive Media Laboratory, Dartmouth Medical School in collaboration with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The cost is $25.00 per user.  

ACOG Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy: A Clinician’s Guide to Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
A self-study program describes evidence-based methods for screening and counseling pregnant and postpartum women who use tobacco.