Health education for the prevention of secondhand smoke exposure among pregnant women visiting the antenatal clinic at a university hospital

INTERVENTION: Face‐to face counseling (one session which takes 15‐20 minutes) and written information (leaflet) compared to only written information about health risks of exposure to secondhand smoke for pregnant women. CONDITION: Secondhand smoke exposure in pregnant women ; Pregnancy and Childbirth PRIMARY OUTCOME: 1. Reduction in time of pregnant woman exposure to secondhand smoke ; 2. Increased knowledge about health risks of exposure to secondhand smoke on the pregnant woman and her unborn child; 3. Improvement of behavior of avoidance of secondhand smoke exposure by pregnant women ; ; All outcomes will be measured using pre/post intervention validated questionnaire. The outcomes will be measured 4 weeks after interventions. SECONDARY OUTCOME: 1. Rate of quitting of person/persons smoking in the presence of the pregnant woman; 2. All outcomes will be measured using pre/post intervention validated questionnaire; ; The outcomes will be measured 4 weeks after interventions.; INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Arabic speaking pregnant non –smoker women 2. <25 weeks of pregnancy to give time for the intervention (1 month) and the follow up 3. Living with smoking person (husband, brother, father, son, father‐ in‐ low, house helper or other) 4. Literate 5. Willing to participate in the study