A reexamination of smoking before, during, and after pregnancy
R.S. Kahn,
L. Certain and
R.C. Whitaker
American Journal of Public Health, 2002, vol. 92, issue 11, 1801-1808
Abstract:
Objectives. This study examined the patterns and correlates of maternal smoking before, during, and after pregnancy. Methods. We examined socioeconomic, demographic, and clinical risk factors associated with maternal smoking in a nationally representative cohort of women (n=8285) who were surveyed 17 ± 5 months and again 35 ± 5 months after delivery. Results. Smoking rates among women with a college degree decreased 30% from before pregnancy to 35 months postpartum but did not change among the least educated women. Risk factors clustered, and a gradient linked the number of risk factors (0, 2, 4) to the percentage smoking (6%, 31%, 58%, P
Date: 2002
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