Charity3 Hi Charity, I sympathize with your efforts to quit smoking. Although I don't smoke, I'm a new mom myself, and I understand the stress. I'm writing about this issue -- efforts to help women stop smoking during and after pregnancy -- and I was wondering if you'd like to share your story with my paper, USA TODAY? Or, do you know any other moms who might be willing to talk to me about their struggle with smoking? We do need to use first and last names for everyone we interview, so I hope that is OK. I've learnedthat a fair number of women, like you, are able to quit during pregnancy, but that 70% then go back to smoking after delivery. All the experts say that most smokers need several attempts before they can quit for good, so it's not surprising that a lot of new moms go back, or quit only after their kids are much older (and they've tried five times). Thanks for your help. You've done a great thing by starting this forum! Liz Szabo lszabo@usatoday.com
