Title:

Very Brief Advice

Description:

This e-learning programme focuses on the delivery of very brief advice (VBA) on smoking to pregnant women, including carbon monoxide (CO) screening.

NICE guidance recommends that all women are CO screened at antenatal appointments, with those having elevated levels referred for specialist support to stop smoking.

Smoking during pregnancy is the largest modifiable risk factor for a range of adverse pregnancy outcomes and VBA is a proven intervention that has the potential to improve the health, and even save the life, of both mother and baby.

Although rates have been declining, there are still around 70,000 babies born each year in England to mothers who have smoked during pregnancy.

All staff coming into contact with pregnant women have a role to play in triggering quit attempts and delivering very brief advice on smoking.

This course is aimed at helping members of the midwifery team to deliver very brief advice (VBA) on smoking to their patients.

Hierarchy:

Back to the Floor > Back To The Floor Midwifery > Midwifery Resources > Supporting a Smokefree Pregnancy and Smokefree Families in Pregnancy > Very Brief Advice

Keywords:

smoking, VBA, very brief advice, pregnancy, pregnant, smoking cessation, smokefree, smokefree pregnancy, vaping, e-cigarettes

Created:

18 Jul 2018

Updated:

18 Aug 2020