Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy and Relapse After Childbirth in Canada

Predictors of impaired breastfeeding initiation and maintenance in a diverse sample: what is important?

“…Our results are in line with a review regarding maternal nicotine consume stating that women who smoke are less likely to intend to breastfeed, less likely to initiate breastfeeding and also less likely to maintain breastfeeding compared to nonsmokers [55]. We also know that among those, who had quit smoking during pregnancy, approximately half relapse postpartum [56]. Thus, supporting smoking cessation interventions for women at risk are of crucial importance.…”

Pregnancy-specific telephone support helps reduce maternal smoking

“…In doing this, it is important that health professionals acknowledge tobacco smoking as an indicator of social disadvantage 1. In Canada, lower education, lower household income and lack of social support were among the population-level determinants associated with continued smoking during pregnancy and relapse after childbirth 5. These findings are consistent among other developed countries2 and accentuate that the struggle pregnant smokers may have to quit and remain quit 4.…”

“…Many harmful effects of tobacco smoking make it critical to encourage cessation during and after pregnancy 1 5. In doing this, it is important that health professionals acknowledge tobacco smoking as an indicator of social disadvantage 1.…”

Resumption of Smoking by Women after Childbirth: Influence of Spousal Smoking

“…Alcohol intake by women was also significant, although their significance was low, which is a serious challenge [9] [10]. In mothers, resumption of smoking was associated with a switch from breast feeding to bottle feeding, which suggested that smoking offers a means of relaxation from the stress of caring, feeding, and not being able to go outside the house [11]- [13]. Mothers who smoked did not tend to socialize.…”