Postpartum relapse to smoking: a prospective study

A substantial proportion of women who quit smoking during pregnancy will relapse in postpartum. In order to better understand the psychosocial factors which precipitate relapse to smoking we conducted a prospective study of postpartum smoking relapse among a cohort (N=106) of women who quit smoking...

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Published in:Health education research 1992-09, Vol.7 (3), p.381-390
Main Authors: McBride, C. M., Pirie, P. L., Curry, S. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Promotion
Health technology assessment
Humans
Middle Aged
Mothers - psychology
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Prospective Studies
Recurrence
Smoking
Smoking Cessation
Social Support
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Summary:A substantial proportion of women who quit smoking during pregnancy will relapse in postpartum. In order to better understand the psychosocial factors which precipitate relapse to smoking we conducted a prospective study of postpartum smoking relapse among a cohort (N=106) of women who quit smoking during pregnancy. Participants were surveyed by telephone after the 28th week of pregnancy, and at 6 weeks and 6 months postpartum. Point prevalence estimates of smoking relapse indicated that at 6 weeks and 6 months follow-up, 24% (n=26) and 40% (n=42), respectively, of the women had returned to regular smoking. Spouse's smoking status, social support, decreases in self-efficacy, and the types of coping strategies used to resist smoking in pregnancy and postpartum predicted relapse to smoking in postpartum. Longitudinal data indicated that relapse occurred relatively gradually suggesting that early postpartum is not too late to encourage new mothers to remain abstinent.
ISSN:0268-1153
1465-3648
DOI:10.1093/her/7.3.381