Using the Postpartum Hospital Stay to Address Mothers' and Fathers' Smoking

March 1, 2010 | Journal Article

The short period when a woman is hospitalized to give birth is a critical opportunity to reach both mothers and fathers with tobacco control programs. According to this study, it is feasible and welcome to identify tobacco-using parents in a postpartum obstetric unit, enroll them in a study and link them to quitline support.