Smoking in pregnancy: A follow-up study of women unwilling to quit

Comparing cancer patients who enroll in a smoking cessation program at a comprehensive cancer center with those who decline enrollment

“…First, data suggest that decliners either do not want to quit or believe that they can quit on their own. Valbo et al 27 reported that 56% of pregnant women who declined a cessation study had an interest in cessation but did not want assistance, and 44% did not want to quit smoking. Likewise, among hospitalized patients who declined a cessation program, 47% wanted to quit without formal help, and 53% did not want to quit smoking.…”

“…26 Likewise, of 279 pregnant smokers eligible for a smoking intervention trial, 28% declined enrollment. 27 In another study, 28 78% of low-income smokers attending a primary-care facility opted not to enroll in a smoking cessation program. Worksite smoking cessation programs show even higher rates of refusal, with 83% to 93% of eligible smokers declining cessation programs.…”

Smoking and Smoking Relapse During Pregnancy and Postpartum: Results of a Qualitative Study

“…An estimated 25 to 40 percent of pregnant smokers stop smoking during their pregnancy (1–5). Unfortunately, many of these women relapse within a few months of giving birth (1,6–8).…”

Smoking among pregnant women - epidemiology and health consequences

“…In a follow-up study of pregnant women unwilling to quit smoking, the quitting rate of the negatively motivated women proved similar to that obtained in a stop-smoking intervention protocol used among positively motivated women who also had received additional information (55).…”