NICE guidance on quitting smoking in pregnancy and following childbirth?

Author and presenter:
Jayne Rowney
Implementation Adviser, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Manchester, UK

Abstract
The NICE guidance on Quitting Smoking in Pregnancy and Following Childbirth is due to be published in June 2010. This presentation will highlight key recommendations made within the new guidance. This will include training recommendations for those working with pregnant women who smoke, along with other recommendations for both commissioners and providers of services. The presentation will be given by the NICE implementation lead for this topic. As the guidance is not yet finalised I cannot give clearer indication of content, but this would be an excellent opportunity to share the recommendations.

Source of funding: NHS

Declaration of interest: none

About the presenter
Jayne worked in clinical practice as a midwife and trained as a health visitor before moving into public health. She has a special interest in education and was responsible for leading a large-scale project to train midwives across West Yorkshire in Brief Interventions for Smoking Cessation, for which she was shortlisted for the Nursing Times award for Improvements in Maternity Services. Jayne worked in a public health directorate with a remit for Women of Childbearing age, and provided commissioning support for maternity services. She is now an implementation adviser at NICE, leading on Women and Child Health.