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Tobacco Use Among Pregnant Women in North Carolina: Predictors of Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy

Record #:
29470
Abstract:
Smoking is recognized as the number one preventable risk-factor associated with adverse birth outcomes. This study examined the differences in the rate of smoking cessation during pregnancy among mothers in North Carolina who smoked before pregnancy, by selected maternal characteristics. It also examined differences between women who did and did not quit smoking during pregnancy.
Source:
SCHS Studies (NoCar RA 407.4 N8 P48), Vol. Issue 138, Oct 2003, p1-8, il, bibl, f