Incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy
Mené dans 18 maternités en France sur 460 femmes enceintes fumeuses (âge moyen : 29 ans), cet essai randomisé multicentrique évalue l'effet des incitations financières sur le sevrage tabagique pendant la grossesse
Smoking during pregnancy is a common modifiable risk factor for adverse child health outcomes. Although smoking cessation before and during pregnancy lowers the risk of these adverse outcomes, less than half of women who are daily smokers successfully quit during pregnancy. This underlines the need for effective interventions to support pregnant smokers to quit. Based on evidence from nine randomised controlled trials, a 2019 Cochrane review concluded that provision of incentives effectively promotes sustained smoking cessation during pregnancy. The linked study by Berlin and colleagues (doi:10.1136/BMJ-2021-065217) conducted in 18 maternity wards in France adds to this evidence.
BMJ , éditorial en libre accès, 2020