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

Background Maternal smoking is still a major public health problem posing the risk of
several negative health outcomes for both the pregnant woman and her offspring. The …

Background Smoking during pregnancy (SDP) and the postpartum period has serious
health outcomes for the mother and infant. Although some systematic reviews have shown …

Background Cigarette smoking carries a threat both to the expecting mother and her
newborn. Data on the prevalence and predictors of smoking during pregnancy is limited in …

Background: Reductions in maternal smoking can prevent pregnancy complications and
adverse effects to foetus. Our objective was to study how the prevalence of maternal …

Background This study explores the socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women
who continue to smoke during the pregnancy, and identifies the characteristics of the …

OBJECTIVES: Smoking during pregnancy greatly increases the risk of adverse fetal
outcomes. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of smoking during …

Background: Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with pre-term birth,
intrauterine growth retardation, a small head circumference, a low Apgar score at 5 min and …

Objective. Describe smoking patterns in pregnancy in Denmark from 1997 to 2005 and
make comparisons with the other Nordic countries, and further to analyze the influence of …

Smoking during pregnancy is harmful to both the foetus and the woman herself. However, in
spite of educational efforts, a substantial proportion of pregnant women continue to smoke …