Abstract
BackgroundSmoking during pregnancy increases the risk of adverse health outcomes for both the mother and the child. Rates of smoking during pregnancy, and rates of smoking cessation during pregnancy, vary between demographic groups. This study describes demographic factors associated with smoking cessation during pregnancy in New South Wales, Australia, and describes trends in smoking cessation in demographic subgroups over the period 2000 – 2011.MethodsData were obtained from the New South Wales Perinatal Data Collection, a population-based surveillance system covering all births in New South Wales. Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore associations between smoking cessation during pregnancy and demographic factors.ResultsBetween 2000 and 2011, rates of smoking cessation in pregnancy increased from 4.0% to 25.2%. Demographic characteristics associated with lower rates of smoking cessation during pregnancy included being a teenage mother, being an Aboriginal person, and having a higher number of previous pregnancies.ConclusionsBetween 2000 and 2011, rates of smoking cessation during pregnancy increased dramatically across all demographic groups. However, specific demographic groups remain significantly less likely to quit smoking, suggesting a need for targeted efforts to promote smoking cessation in these groups.
Highlights
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of adverse health outcomes for both the mother and the child
Within New South Wales, rates of smoking in pregnancy have declined in all demographic groups, the largest decreases have been among the most socioeconomically advantaged groups, with a relatively smaller decline among women of lower socioeconomic status, Aboriginal women and women living outside major cities, suggesting that inequalities in smoking in pregnancy have increased over time [14]
A New South Wales study found that Aboriginal women, teenage mothers, women with previous children and women of lower socioeconomic status were less likely to stop smoking during pregnancy [17]
Summary
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of adverse health outcomes for both the mother and the child. This study describes demographic factors associated with smoking cessation during pregnancy in New South Wales, Australia, and describes trends in smoking cessation in demographic subgroups over the period 2000 – 2011. Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of adverse outcomes for mother and infant. Passmore et al BMC Public Health (2015) 15:398 a New South Wales population-based study found that rates of smoking cessation during pregnancy declined from 4.5% in 1999 to 3.3% in 2003 [17]. Like smoking during pregnancy, rates of smoking cessation during pregnancy vary between demographic groups. A New South Wales study found that Aboriginal women, teenage mothers, women with previous children and women of lower socioeconomic status were less likely to stop smoking during pregnancy [17]
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