Open AccessNeed for mindfulness-based relapse prevention strategies for postpartum smoking relapse prevention
Author(s) -
AnitaMary Vadivale,
Anuradha Sathiyaseelan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1494_21
Subject(s) - relapse prevention , mindfulness , medicine , psychological intervention , smoking cessation , pregnancy , postpartum period , psychiatry , clinical psychology , pathology , biology , genetics
The health concerns for women are varied from that of men and are of higher concern. To increase this concern, women have recorded higher smoking relapse rates than men were an alarming 60% to 90% of the women who have attempted to quit relapse within their first year. Women who quit during pregnancy are seen to have higher rates of relapse than others. Such postpartum relapse has detrimental effects on the mother as well as the newborn. Mindfulness-based interventions have seen benefits in the areas of substance abuse and relapse prevention. Although research in the area of mindfulness and its benefits on smoking cessation has been limited, literature shows positive outcomes. This brief article examines the need for mindfulness-based relapse prevention strategies for women who are undergoing postpartum smoking relapses so that they could benefit from the same.