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Pa. Launches Program To Help Pregnant Smokers Go Tobacco-Free
Jump to full article: WTAE-TV 4 (Pittsburgh, PA), 2009-06-22
Intro: The Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Northwestern Pennsylvania Tobacco Control Program are launching a new smoking cessation campaign targeting expectant mothers who smoke.
According to state health officials, more than 25 percent of pregnant women in northwestern Pennsylvania smoke cigarettes. The new pilot program from the state health department aims to change that statistic.
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"It's very difficult. Many of the women who are smoking during pregnancy have multiple other psychosocial problems, maybe concerning where rent is coming from," said Cindy Thomas, of Tobacco Free Allegheny.
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