Prenatal smoking cessation resources for health care providers

Courses for Medicaid providers that meet reimbursement requirements

• Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy. (American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

Baby and Me Tobacco Free 

• Baby and Me Tobacco Free is a research-based program that offers free counseling for those who are pregnant. Those who are pregnant and their partners are eligible for vouchers for free diapers when they commit to quitting tobacco and staying tobacco-free after the baby is born.
  • Baby and Me Tobacco Free. (Baby and Me Tobacco Free website)

Data requests

Email cdphe_stepp_pg@state.co.us with data requests.

CDPHE

• HealthTeamWorks Clinical Guidelines for Tobacco and Secondhand Smoke Exposure. (CDPHE webpage)

CDC

• Quitting smoking can benefit pregnant people and their babies. (CDC website)

Health care providers working with pregnant people who smoke can find the most updated information and resources to support them in their work by visiting:

• Tobacco Free CO. (English Tobacco Free CO website)
• CO Sin Tabaco. (Spanish Tobacco Free CO website)

Pregnancy and tobacco use

The Colorado QuitLine has a free program tailored to the needs of pregnant people.

• Pregnancy and Tobacco Use. (CO QuitLine English website)
• Embarazo y consumo de tabaco. (CO QuitLine Spanish website)

Referrals

Health professionals can refer patients using the online form or the QuitLine fax referral sheet.

• Online referral form. (CO QuitLine website)
• QuitLine fax referral sheet. (CO QuitLine PDF)

CO Quitline

• CO QuitLine. (English website)
  • Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669).
• CO QuitLine website. (Spanish website)
  • Llama 1-855-DEJELO-YA (1-855-335-3569).