Table 1.

Types of support offered by Stop Smoking Services (SSS) during pregnancy, and support suggested for preventing return to smoking postpartum.

Support Provided during Pregnancy	Services Offering this Type of Support N (%)	% of Women within these Services Using this Type of Support Median (Interquartile Range)
Number of Stop Smoking Services	N = 72
Support type/location
One-to-one support in women’s homes	52 (72.2)	52 (10–85)
One-to-one support in a clinic setting	67 (93.1)	45 (15–90)
Telephone support	43 (59.7)	10 (5–25)
Text message support	29 (40.3)	5 (1–75)
Email support	11 (15.3)	0 (0–3.4)
Other	17 (23.6)	5.5 (0.5–30)
Interventions
Behavioural support plus single therapy NRT	56 (77.8)	30 (15.7–60)
Behavioural support plus dual therapy NRT	61 (84.7)	70 (40–90)
Single therapy NRT only (no expectation that women attend for other support)	1 (1.4)	5
Dual therapy NRT only (no expectation that women attend for other support)	1 (1.4)	5
Behavioural support only	44 (61.1)	9 (4.8–14.5)
Other	11 (15.3)	1.7 (0.03–6)
How is NRT first offered?	Services N (%)
Single therapy	6 (8.3)	n/a
Dual therapy	14 (19.4)	n/a
Single or dual (client preference)	52 (72.2)	n/a
Does SSS routinely make contact postpartum with women who stopped smoking in pregnancy?	Services N (%)
Yes	43 (59.7)	n/a
No	28 (38.9)	n/a
Missing	1 (1.4)	n/a
Does SSS routinely advise pregnant women on avoiding relapse after childbirth?	Services N (%)
Yes	68 (94.4)	n/a
No	3 (4.2)	n/a
Missing	1 (1.4)	n/a
Support for preventing return to smoking postpartum	Services recommending this support N (%)
Single therapy NRT (patch)	22 (30.6)	n/a
Single therapy NRT (short-acting)	31 (43.1)	n/a
Dual therapy NRT (patch + short acting)	26 (36.1)	n/a
Varenicline	9 (12.5)	n/a
Buproprion	2 (2.8)	n/a
Behavioural support	54 (75.0)	n/a
Self-help support	29 (40.3)	n/a
E-cigarettes	6 (8.3)	n/a
Other	9 (12.5)	n/a

NRT: Nicotine Replacement Therapy; n/a: not applicable.