Postpartum smoking relapse and becoming a mother.
OBJECTIVE
To propose an innovative, theoretically-derived conceptual framework for studies of postpartum smoking relapse including concepts of smoking abstinence self-efficacy and becoming a mother.


METHODS
Presentation of an existing research paradigm followed by evidence from intervention research and studies of factors associated with postpartum smoking behavior, leading to a new approach to postpartum smoking relapse.


RESULTS
Effectiveness of current interventions to prevent relapse is limited. Variables associated with becoming a mother are missing from studies of postpartum smoking relapse.


CONCLUSIONS
Context-specific variables that influence a woman's progression through the stages of becoming a mother might include protective or risk factors that should be incorporated into the design of postpartum smoking relapse studies.
Gaffney
Kathleen F
KF
College of Nursing and Health Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA. kgaffney@gmu.edu
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology; D002755:Choice Behavior; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012944:Social Support