Welcome To this short training module on delivering very brief advice on smoking (VBA) to pregnant women, including carbon monoxide (CO) screening.Smoking in pregnancy poses significant health risks to the mother and to the baby. VBA is a proven intervention to trigger quit attempts that has the potential to improve the health and save the lives of both mother and baby.
After completing this training module you will be able to:
- Describe the main effects of smoking upon the health of mother and baby
- Understand the patterns and prevalence of smoking among pregnant women
- Understand how and where VBA fits into the care pathway
- Establish smoking status (ASK), including CO screening
- Advise women on the best way of stopping smoking or managing their exposure to smoke (ADVISE)
- Support women to quit or manage their exposure to smoke (ACT)
- Deal with issues as they arise
- Complete a short assessment to consolidate your knowledge
