Table 1.
Examples of text messages from SmokefreeMOM.
Message | Sending algorithm | |
Welcome message | Welcome to Smokefree Moms! Quitting smoking is the best thing for you and your baby! Up to 6 msgs/day. Msg&data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt-out, HELP for info. | Triggered by enrollment |
Pre-quit advice | SFM: Almost the big day! Throw any remaining cigs in the trash before you go to bed tonight. Get plenty of sleep. Wake up feeling fresh and ready! | Quit date -1, 10 a.m. |
Message from peer ex-smoker | SFM/Lea: It was really hard for me to give up my morning cig. When is going to be hardest for you? Text 1 for when you wake in the morning, 2 for after you eat, and 3 after the kids go to bed. | Quit date -2, 12 p.m. |
Quit day | SFM: Just 20 minutes after you stop smoking your blood circulation beings to improve—quitting will improve blood flow to your developing baby. | Quit date, 5 p.m. |
Postquit advice | SFM: Feeling cranky? It will pass. Your body is in nicotine withdrawal. Text CRAVE at any time to help with a craving. | Quit date +2, 12 p.m. |
Quit status check-in | How is it going? Have you smoked a cig, even a drag, in the past week? Text YES or NO | Quit date + 7, 2 p.m. |
Baby tips | BabyTip: At 26 weeks, your baby has fingernails and may be 14 inches long from head to feet. | Due date - 94 |
DATE | SFM: Let’s set your new quit date for mm/dd/yy. Reply 1 to accept this date or send us another date in the next 2 weeks in MMDDYY format (051215 for May 12th). | User texts in DATE |
GAME | SFM: Adults have 206 bones. When babies are born, how many bones do they have? A) 150 B) 200 C) 300. Reply with letter of your response. | User texts in GAME |
FACT | Smoking speeds up heart rate and increases blood pressure. Every puff increases the carbon monoxide in your blood making less oxygen available to baby. | User texts in FACT |
CRAVE | To calm self, breathe in through nose and stretch arms up to the sky. Breathe out through mouth and bring arms back down. For more, reply TIP or GAME. | User texts in CRAVE |