Level 2 Prevention - Brief intervention with women in childbearing years and pregnant women

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Expecting to Quit: Best Practices in Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy
British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (2005)

This report examines better practices in tobacco cessation during pregnancy. The results are contextualized in the wider literature of women’s health, women-centred care and women’s tobacco use.
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Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behavior
Rollnick, S., Miller, W.R., & Butler, C.C. (2007). The Guildford Press.

Written specifically for health care professionals, this book presents tools to enhance communication with patients to guide them in making choices to improve their health. Engaging dialogues and vignettes bring to life the core skills of motivational interviewing (MI). Demonstrating how to incorporate this brief evidence-based approach into any health care setting.
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Motivational Interviewing Webcast Resource List
ActNow BC - Healthy Choices in Pregnancy (2009)

A list of selected Motivational Interviewing resources related to supporting women's health in pregnancy and childbearing years.
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Consultations About Changing Behaviour
Rollnick, S., Butler, C.C., McCambridge, J, Kinnersley, P., Elwyn, G., & Resnicow, K. (2005). BMJ, 331: 961-963.

Persuading patients to change behaviour that is damaging their health can be difficult. Changing consultation style could improve the experience for doctors and patients.
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Nurturing Change: Working effectively with high-risk women and affected children to prevent and reduce harms associated with FASD.
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (2005)

Developed by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse in collaboration with the Breaking the Cycle program in Toronto. Designed to enhance the skills of service providers working in prenatal and early childhood settings. To assist them to engage and support pregnant women who use alcohol or other substances; identify and support children and their families who may be affected by prenatal alcohol exposure.
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Respect is key to helping pregnant women with substance use problems: A conversation with Pam Woodsworth
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (2001)

Offers an excellent overview of recommended approaches to working with women. This type of short summary of recommended approaches are often useful to programs and policy makers.
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