A longitudinal, observational study of women who persisted in smoking in successive pregnancies
A longitudinal, observational study of women who persisted in smoking in successive pregnancies
Date
2020-02-28
Authors
Reynolds, C.M.E.
Egan, B.
O’Malley, E.G.
Kennedy, R.A.
Sheehan, S.R.
Turner, M.J.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Journal of Public Health. 2020 Feb 28;42(1):e18-25.
Abstract
This longitudinal study examined the profile and pregnancy-related behaviours of women who reported smoking in two successive pregnancies when they presented for prenatal care in a large maternity hospital.
Description
Over the 5 years, 6647 women delivered twice. Overall 5754 (86.6%) were persistent non-smokers in both pregnancies, 609 (9.2%) were persistent smokers in both pregnancies and between pregnancies 202 (3.0%) quit and 82 (1.2%) started smoking. Compared with persistent non-smokers, persistent smokers had higher rates of reported illicit drug use, alcohol consumption and psychological problems and lower rates of planned pregnancy, folic acid supplementation and breastfeeding in both pregnancies (all P < 0.001). In persistent smokers, folic acid supplementation practices deteriorated and illicit drug use increased in the subsequent pregnancy.
Keywords
Pregnancy,
Smoking,
Maternal alcohol consumption
Citation
C M E Reynolds, B Egan, E G O’Malley, R A K Kennedy, S R Sheehan, M J Turner, A longitudinal, observational study of women who persisted in smoking in successive pregnancies, Journal of Public Health, Volume 42, Issue 1, March 2020, Pages e18–e25, https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy222