Thank you for your inquiry regarding tobacco smoking in pregnancy in the Mackay region for your research assessment task. Below is some information to get you started with this assessment:
The latest risk factor data, including regional data for the Mackay Hospital and Health Service (MHHS) can be accessed from the Chief Health Officer report profiles, with these data recently released in March 2025:
https://www.choreport.health.qld.gov.au/our-regions/regional-health-status-profiles
Other information sources include:
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Australia’s mothers and babies reports on smoking in pregnancy, as reported through National Perinatal data
Australia's mothers and babies, Smoking during pregnancy - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Tobacco in Australia
Home Page - Tobacco in Australia
The strategic policy context:
National Tobacco Strategy 2023-2030
National Tobacco Strategy | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care (may be unavailable due to the caretaker conventions pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election)
National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030
National Preventive Health Strategy 2021–2030 | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
National Agreement on Closing the Gap
(relating to the target to increase the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies with a healthy birthweight to 91% by 2031)
National Agreement on Closing the Gap | Closing the Gap
Intervention approaches:
There are a number of programs targeted for priority populations such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pregnant women such as Quit for You Quit for Baby through Queensland’s QUITline service Get help from Quitline | Quit HQ , the Commonwealth Government’s Tackling Indigenous Smoking Tackling Indigenous Smoking - Tackling Indigenous Smoking and others such as iSISTAQUIT iSISTAQUIT | JOIN THE #smokefreesistahood
Brief intervention for smoking cessation in antenatal care is including in the Queensland Health Pregnancy Health Record, with appropriate clinical training available.
You should also have access to peer reviewed literature databases through your academic institute so you can review the latest peer reviewed evidence on effective maternity interventions to improve smoking cessation by pregnant women.
Response to query - Smoking during pregnancy
Dear Emma - I have made some enquiries regarding this, and will get back to you, hopefully early next week.
Kind regards,
Donna
Response to query - Smoking during pregnancy
Dear Emma,
Thank you for your inquiry regarding tobacco smoking in pregnancy in the Mackay region for your research assessment task. Below is some information to get you started with this assessment:
The latest risk factor data, including regional data for the Mackay Hospital and Health Service (MHHS) can be accessed from the Chief Health Officer report profiles, with these data recently released in March 2025:
https://www.choreport.health.qld.gov.au/our-regions/regional-health-status-profiles
Other information sources include:
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Australia’s mothers and babies reports on smoking in pregnancy, as reported through National Perinatal data
Australia's mothers and babies, Smoking during pregnancy - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Tobacco in Australia
Home Page - Tobacco in Australia
The strategic policy context:
National Tobacco Strategy 2023-2030
National Tobacco Strategy | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care (may be unavailable due to the caretaker conventions pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election)
National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030
National Preventive Health Strategy 2021–2030 | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
National Agreement on Closing the Gap
(relating to the target to increase the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies with a healthy birthweight to 91% by 2031)
National Agreement on Closing the Gap | Closing the Gap
Intervention approaches:
There are a number of programs targeted for priority populations such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pregnant women such as Quit for You Quit for Baby through Queensland’s QUITline service Get help from Quitline | Quit HQ , the Commonwealth Government’s Tackling Indigenous Smoking Tackling Indigenous Smoking - Tackling Indigenous Smoking and others such as iSISTAQUIT iSISTAQUIT | JOIN THE #smokefreesistahood
Brief intervention for smoking cessation in antenatal care is including in the Queensland Health Pregnancy Health Record, with appropriate clinical training available.
You should also have access to peer reviewed literature databases through your academic institute so you can review the latest peer reviewed evidence on effective maternity interventions to improve smoking cessation by pregnant women.
Kind regards,
Donna