A 29-year-old woman at 10 weeks of gestation attends the GP for booking. She discloses she smokes 15 cigarettes per day and asks about the risks. Acco...

Question

A 29-year-old woman at 10 weeks of gestation attends the GP for booking. She discloses she smokes 15 cigarettes per day and asks about the risks. According to NICE NG201, which is the single most appropriate intervention the GP should offer?

Accepted Answer

Offer a referral to the NHS Stop Smoking in Pregnancy service and advise complete cessation - nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) can be offered if she cannot stop without pharmacological support

Answer

Advise her to gradually reduce to fewer than 5 cigarettes per day

Answer

Prescribe varenicline (Champix) for smoking cessation

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Reassure that light smoking in pregnancy is safe

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Advise e-cigarettes as first-line

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy - NRT

A 29-year-old woman at 10 weeks of gestation attends the GP for booking. She discloses she smokes 15 cigarettes per day and asks about the risks. According to NICE NG201, which is the single most appropriate intervention the GP should offer?