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[Smoking during pregnancy and smoking clinics]
A Braillon1, G Dubois, A Bernady-Prud'homme
1Service de santé publique, CHU Nord, 80054 Amiens cedex 1, France.
Objectives:
France has the highest rate in Europe for smoking during pregnancy, the first cause of preterm birth.
Patients And Methods:
We aimed to study the accessibility of smoking clinics for pregnant women in Picardy. A woman simulated by phone a request for a visit.
Results:
Smoking cessation visits are poorly publicized. The mean delay for a visit is nine days (range: 2-42). Only eight centers out of 21 could reduce the delay when it was stressed that the request was for a pregnant woman, reducing the delay to seven days (range: 1-16). None of the centres has checked for this condition.
Discussion And Conclusion:
Smoking is a major burden. Inconsistencies in the French healthcare system are reviewed. Professionals' involvement in smoking cessation programs must be improved, however consistency in the support from health care authorities is needed.
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