| Note: This app appears to no longer be available in the New Zealand app stores. |
| SmokeFree Baby app | By University College London |
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Features
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| Cost | Free |
(0 reviews) What does the app do?
The app is divided into 6 main sections:
- Toolbox (has information on medicines to help you quit, social support, and personalized supportive video massages can be added)
- Stress Relief (has lots of information on stress and tips on how to control it)
- Identity (here the user has the option to change their identity from smoker to non smoker, after quitting. Also includes videos of women who have successfully stopped smoking during pregnancy).
- Health Effects (has information on the effects of smoking on your body and that of your baby).
- Behaviour (includes different behavioural techniques that may be helpful to quitting — things you can do to distract yourself).
- Face-to-face (has videos that offers personalized support).
All of the content is free, but access is limited to particular contents before you start stopping smoking or cutting down. After your nominated quit date, new content is released daily.
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| ✔ Has useful tips and information on how to quit smoking including different distraction techniques to use when you have cravings. ✔ Videos of women who have successfully stopped smoking during pregnancy are encouraging. ✔ Although the app is developed in the UK, it has the contact details for local smoking advisors. |
✘ Within each of the sections, the app has lots of textual information - can be a bit overwhelming. |
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Review details
Date of review: January 2017
Platform reviewed: Android
App version: 2.0.12
Download size: 26.34 MB
Learn More
The following resources provide more detailed information on the SmokeFree Baby app:
Tombor I, Shahab L, Brown J, et al. Development of SmokeFree Baby: a smoking cessation smartphone app for pregnant smokers.(external link) Transl Behav Med. 2016 Dec;6(4):533-545.
References
The following references relate to articles about apps for smoking cessation in pregnant women:
- Heminger CL, Schindler-Ruwisch JM, Abroms LC. Smoking cessation support for pregnant women: role of mobile technology(external link). Subst Abuse Rehabil. 2016 Apr 12;7:15-26.
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