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Helping Pregnant Women Cope With Smoking Cessation 

Smoking is associated with well-documented threats to health and well being. Pregnancy presents an unusually important time to initiate smoking cessation strategies because of the motivation of the mother to protect her fetus and the opportunity to provide a significant health benefit to both the fetus and the mother at the same time. The emotional support and encouragement provided by an empathic nurse, coupled with specific strategies to strengthen motivation and help patients cope with the cessation process, can contribute to a successful outcome.

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