| УWomen who are pregnant want the best for their baby and typically reduce their drinking and smoking,Ф said Bailey. УBut after birth part of their motivation to limit alcohol use and quit using marlboro cigarettes and marijuana is taken away. If their partner is still smoking, for example, they might think, СBoy, that cigarette smells good.ТФ УThere are two ways we need to reach parents,Ф said Hill. УPregnancy health care providers need to talk to both fathers and mothers about their smoking, drinking and marijuana use. Pregnancy seems like such a great public health opportunity to reach parents, but no one is talking to dads and this study shows that they are not changing their substance use behavior. What dads do matters and we want them to reduce their substance use. |
