title: Maintenance of nonsmoking postpartum by women who stopped smoking during pregnancy.
abstract: This paper describes self-reported maintenance of nonsmoking at six months postpartum by women whose abstinence was verified beginning before the 20th week of pregnancy and continuing through delivery (n = 134). The overall maintenance rate of 37 percent was not related to sociodemographic characteristics, smoking and obstetric history, the time when quitting occurred, or a prenatal smoking cessation program. Although this rate is encouraging, more attention should be directed to sustaining prenatal abstinence from smoking beyond delivery.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Promotion Research and Development, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston 77225.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Mullen
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Ershoff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors