Background: Active and passive smoking during pregnancy cause a plethora of
complications not only to pregnant women, but to the embryos as well. Pregnancy is a …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the pattern of tobacco use and knowledge about tobacco-related
diseases, as well as to identify popular types of electronic media, in pregnant women, in …

Background Some women continue smoking during pregnancy despite the extensive
information available on the dangers smoking poses to their fetus. This study aimed to …

Gestational smoking is associated with various adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Over
the last three decades, despite considerable advances in tobacco control policy in Brazil …

Background The tobacco control community assumes that the most effective interventions
are personalized. Nevertheless, little attention is paid to understanding differences between …

Results Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated in the offspring with sudden infant
death syndrome (NP2), impaired lung function (NP2), lower respiratory infections and …

Abstract Introduction: The 5A's (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange) strategy, a best-
practice approach for cessation counseling, has been widely implemented in high-income …

Background Active smoking and exposure to passive smoke are responsible for numerous
adverse pregnancy outcomes for women and their infants. The aim of this study was to …

Perinatal smoking is associated with a wide range of negative reproductive and pregnancy
outcomes. The aim of the current study was to examine the prevalence and characteristics of …

Smoking during pregnancy is widely known to increase health risks to the foetus, and
understanding the quitting process during pregnancy is essential in order to realise national …