[Investigation on smoking during pregnancy in the Versailles suburbs]. / Enquête sur le tabagisme au cours de la grossesse dans l'agglomération versaillaise.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate active and passive smoking during pregnancy in the Versailles suburbs before workshops for smoking cessation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Descriptive investigation of 1006 pregnant women in the perinatal community of the Versailles suburbs based on autoquestionnaire. The variables analysed included the characteristics of the mother during pregnancy, the presence of a smoking spouse and a professional exposition to passive smoking, the perception of risk linked to smoking, and the help for smoking cessation. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: An assistance to stop smoking could be suggested to smoking pregnant women and their spouses.

[Cessation of smoking: implementation of effective techniques. Prenatal and hospital pregnancy consultations with smoking women and/or smoking couples]. / Modalités de mise en oeuvre des différentes techniques efficaces d'aide à l'arrêt du tabac: auprès d'une femme ou d'un couple qui fume lors de la déclaration de grossesse, auprès d'une femme enceinte ou d'un couple fumeur en consultations prénatales et en hospitalisation.

Smoking during pregnancy is a public health problem. Throughout this period, cessation is crucial. Everybody agrees that pregnancy is an appropriate moment to try to quit. Continuing smoking is a major risk for both the pregnant woman and her baby to come. Tobacco contains numerous toxics which easily pass through the placenta. All healthcare teams should be committed to helping pregnant women stop smoking and should train themselves to provide advice and support. The healthcare structures should implement consensual preventive and curative actions. Many diagnostic and curative tools are available for global care of pregnant smoking women. Their partners, whether smokers or not, should play a preponderant role. In addition to psychological support, it is important to note that nicotinic substitutes are indispensable tools for helping dependent pregnant women stop smoking.