Original Article

Are Obstetricians Following Best-Practice Guidelines for Addressing Pregnancy Smoking? Results from Northeast Tennessee

Background:In 2000, the American College of Obstetricians/Gynecologists (ACOG) established the 5 A’s method of brief smoking cessation counseling (ask, advise, assess, assist, arrange) as a standard component of prenatal care. The purpose of this study was to describe use of the 5 A’s in prenatal care in Northeast Tennessee, where…