Smoke-free environments in pregnancy and early life: A life-course approach to cancer prevention interventions for disadvantaged families
Description
- In a life-course perspective, pregnancy and birth of a child are opportune moments for smoking cessation. While a considerable proportion of (expecting) parents alter their smoking behaviour during this period, this is less the case in socially disadvantaged families. The increasing population diversity and the neglected role fathers can play in creating smoke-free environments call for migrant- and gender-sensitive approaches to quit or reduce smoking in this period of life. This project aims 1) to review the evidence of migrant and gender sensitive approaches to reduce smoking during pregnancy and the first years of life among socially and culturally diverse families, 2) to co-design an intervention with stakeholders and sociocultural diverse families to reduce smoking and the exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy and the first years of life, and 3) to assess the feasibility of this intervention in a mixed-methods design.
Funding period
- Begin: February 2023
End: July 2026
Sponsor
- German Cancer Aid