Pregnancy and the Post-Partum Period
The NCSCT Specialty Module Pregnancy and the Post-Partum Period is available to all NCSCT certified practitioners.
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This module is intended for anyone who who helps pregnant smokers stop smoking. This training module was developed in consultation with expert clinicians, academics and trainers and includes:
- information on the health effects of smoking in pregnancy and the post-partum;
- evidence showing the benefits of cessation and effective methods to help pregnant women to stop smoking;
- guidance on best practice in assisting pregnant women to stop smoking;
- links to useful resources; and
- 'test yourself' questions
The module also includes an assessment. This consists of 20 multiple choice questions and the pass mark is 70%. If practitioners do not manage to pass the assessment straight away, they can take it again after a period of three days; to allow for a period of study.