Midwifery
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CATCH: development of a home-based midwifery intervention to support young pregnant smokers to quit.
to develop, implement and evaluate a supportive midwifery intervention, Community Action on Tobacco for Children's Health (CATCH), to help young pregnant smokers to quit. ⋯ CATCH suggests that close partnership with the multi-disciplinary maternity team and integration into the maternity system is invaluable for smoking cessation services targeting pregnant women. It points to the benefits of the service being delivered by a trained midwife in clients' own homes. Flexibility and a non-judgmental approach are essential to engagement. Attention to the context and wider circumstances of clients' lives and involving friends and family enables clients to focus on their own smoking.