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    • Addiction Medicine

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    • However, pregnant smokers' views on health outcomes from cigarette and e-cigarette use are understudied.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore perceived harms of cigarette and e-cigarette use during pregnancy.
    • To examine perceived birth and health outcomes associated with these uses among pregnant smokers.

    Main Methods:

    • Cross-sectional online survey of 267 U.S. pregnant women who smoked in the past 30 days.
    • Participants categorized as current, past, or never e-cigarette users.
    • Examined associations between e-cigarette use status and perceived harm/health outcomes.

    Main Results:

    • Current e-cigarette users perceived lower absolute harm from cigarettes and lower relative harm from e-cigarettes.
    • Current e-cigarette users associated smoking with greater risks (miscarriage, SIDS, low birth weight, developmental issues) than never users.
    • No associations found regarding perceived birth/health outcomes of e-cigarette use by user status.

    Conclusions:

    • Pregnant smokers using e-cigarettes demonstrate lower risk perceptions of e-cigarette use.
    • Health messages should differentiate dual-use risks and emphasize relative harm of e-cigarettes versus cigarettes for pregnant smokers.
    • Targeted cessation support is needed for pregnant women who smoke and use e-cigarettes.