Changes in Smoking Behavior Between First and Second Pregnancies
Methods : First and second birth certificates were matched for 5241 white and black mothers in Kansas City, Mo, who had singleton births between 1994 and 2003.
Results : The pregnancy-smoking quit rate was 24.9, and the pregnancy-smoking initiation rate was 4.8.
Conclusion : Twenty-five percent of women who smoked and 5 of women who did not smoke during their first pregnancy changed their behavior during their second pregnancy. These findings reflect a minimal net shift in pregnancy-smoking between pregnancies and support the importance of persistent antismoking socialization that is independent of a pregnant woman's previous pregnancy-smoking status.
Keywords: maternal alcohol use; maternal smoking; pregnancy; smoking behavior; tobacco use
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 November 2007
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