Nicotine replacement prescription practices of obstetric and pediatric clinicians
Oncken, Cheryl A. Pbert, Lori Ockene, Judith K. Zapka, Jane G. Stoddard, Anne M.
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OBJECTIVE: To assess smoking cessation counseling and nicotine replacement therapy prescription and recommendation practices among obstetric and pediatric providers.
METHODS: We sent out a self-administered survey to 61 obstetric and pediatric nurse practitioners and physicians at six community health centers in the Boston area.
RESULTS: Obstetric providers were more likely to view smoking cessation counseling as their responsibility in treating pregnant women than pediatric providers did in treating infants with mothers who smoked (mean +/- standard deviation [95% confidence interval] 4.5 +/- 0.76 [4.2, 4.8] versus 4.0 +/- 0.8 [3.7, 4.3] on a five-point scale; P
CONCLUSION: We found that nicotine replacement therapies are commonly prescribed or recommended to pregnant smokers by obstetric providers, but less commonly to lactating women by pediatric providers.
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Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Aug;96(2):261-5.