"Had I known the Effects; I would have Never Consumed it": Insights from Indian Pregnant Tobacco Users on Quitting.
Tobacco use during pregnancy poses both immediate and long-term health risks to mothers and their fetuses/new-borns. International guidelines recommend psychosocial interventions to treat tobacco dependence during pregnancy. Tobacco cessation counseling, including brief advice by healthcare provider...
| Published in: | Indian Journal of Community Medicine Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 175 - 179 |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
Jan/Feb2026
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