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Tobacco-Free Program Offered to Mothers

The Belmont County Health Department, located at 68501 Bannock Road, is trained and certified to offer a program to help pregnant women quit smoking and stay smokefree.

Linda Mehl, director of nursing and the Women, Infants and Children program, said, “According to the Centers for Disease Control, we must encourage pregnant smoking women to consider a quit attempt. The BABY & ME Tobacco Free Program is research-based and proven to help pregnant women quit smoking and maintain smoking cessation throughout the postpartum period and beyond.”

Laurie Adams, BABY & ME executive director and creator of the program, provided the technical support and training to the health department and certified Mehl to enroll women in the program.

“The Belmont County Health Department is a perfect fit for the program,” Adams said. “They provide services to a large number of prenatal women and they support their patients’ quit attempts. Pregnant women who enroll in the program receive counseling support and resources to help them quit smoking.”

Upon successfully quitting and staying smoke-free, enrolled participants are eligible for free diapers for up to 12 months after the birth of their babies. This program employs cessation methods and guidelines set forth by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and its effectiveness has been documented through research.

Adams said, “The greatest gift a woman can give her baby is a tobacco-free pregnancy and a tobacco-free home.”

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