Smoking and quit attempts during pregnancy and postpartum: a longitudinal UK cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pregnancy motivates women to try stopping smoking, but little is known about timing of their quit attempts and how quitting intentions change during pregnancy and postpartum. Using longitudinal data, this study aimed to document women's smoking and quitting behaviour throughout pregnancy and after delivery.

Design

Longitudinal cohort survey with questionnaires at baseline (8-26 weeks' gestation), late pregnancy (34-36 weeks) and 3 months after delivery.

Setting

Two maternity hospitals in one National Health Service hospital trust, Nottingham, England.

Participants

850 pregnant women, aged 16 years or over, who were current smokers or had smoked in the 3 months before pregnancy, were recruited between August 2011 and August 2012.

Outcome measures</

SUBMITTER: Cooper S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5695489 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature