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Exercise to support indigenous pregnant women to stop smoking: acceptability to Māori
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posted on 2017-11-01, 00:00 authored by V Roberts, M Glover, L McCowan, N Walker, M Ussher, I Heke, Ralph MaddisonRalph MaddisonObjectives Smoking during pregnancy is harmful for the woman and the unborn child, and the harms raise risks for the child going forward. Indigenous women often have higher rates of smoking prevalence than non-indigenous. Exercise has been proposed as a strategy to help pregnant smokers to quit. Māori (New Zealand Indigenous) women have high rates of physical activity suggesting that an exercise programme to aid quitting could be an attractive initiative. This study explored attitudes towards an exercise programme to aid smoking cessation for Māori pregnant women. Methods Focus groups with Māori pregnant women, and key stakeholder interviews were conducted. Results Overall, participants were supportive of the idea of a physical activity programme for pregnant Māori smokers to aid smoking cessation. The principal, over-arching finding, consistent across all participants, was the critical need for a Kaupapa Māori approach (designed and run by Māori, for Māori people) for successful programme delivery, whereby Māori cultural values are respected and infused throughout all aspects of the programme. A number of practical and environmental barriers to attendance were raised including: cost, the timing of the programme, accessibility, transport, and childcare considerations. Conclusions A feasibility study is needed to design an intervention following the suggestions presented in this paper with effort given to minimising the negative impact of barriers to attendance.
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Maternal and child health journalVolume
21Issue
11Pagination
2040 - 2051Publisher
Springer Science & Business MediaLocation
New York, N.Y.Publisher DOI
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1092-7875eISSN
1573-6628Indigenous content
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engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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