Effects of Smoking Reduction and Cessation on Birth Outcomes in a Scheduled Gradual Reduction Cessation Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Smoking during pregnancy can affect infant birthweight. We tested whether an intervention that promoted scheduled gradual reduction improved birth outcomes among pregnant women who smoked. We also examined race differences in birth outcomes.

Methods

We conducted a 2-arm randomized controlled trial where pregnant women who smoked received either SMS text-delivered scheduled gradual smoking reduction (SGR) program plus support texts or support messages only throughout their pregnancy. The outcomes for this paper were birth outcomes including birth weight and gestational age obtained from chart review. Analyses were conducted using chi-square and t-tests in SAS.

Results

We approached 2201 pregnant women with smoking history. Of the 314 women recruited into t

SUBMITTER: Kennedy DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9940452 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature