Clinical interventions to reduce secondhand smoke exposure among pregnant women: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To conduct a systematic review of clinical interventions to reduce secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among non-smoking pregnant women.

Data sources

We searched 16 databases for publications from 1990 to January 2013, with no language restrictions.

Study selection

Papers were included if they met the following criteria: (1) the study population included non-smoking pregnant women exposed to SHS, (2) the clinical interventions were intended to reduce SHS exposure at home, (3) the study included a control group and (4) outcomes included either reduced SHS exposure of non-smoking pregnant women at home or quit rates among smoking partners during the pregnancy of the woman.

Data extraction

Two coders independently reviewed each abstract or full text to ident

SUBMITTER: Tong VT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4924528 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature