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Many pregnant smokers quit or reduce smoking during pregnancy. Lighter smokers were more successful in quitting than heavier smokers, indicating a potential for targeted interventions to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Public Health
  • Obstetrics

Background:

  • Maternal smoking during pregnancy is a significant public health concern.
  • Biochemical markers are crucial for objectively assessing smoking status.
  • Understanding smoking cessation patterns throughout gestation is vital for prenatal care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To biochemically document changes in maternal smoking habits between early and late pregnancy.
  • To categorize smoking levels using cotinine concentrations.
  • To analyze cessation and reduction rates based on smoking intensity.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of maternal cotinine levels in antenatal blood samples from a random sample of 404 mothers.
  • Categorization of smoking status into nonsmoker (<15 ng/mL) and smoker (>=15 ng/mL).

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  • Further classification of smokers into lighter (15-100 ng/mL) and heavier (>100 ng/mL) groups.

    • Main Results:

    • In early pregnancy, 113 (28%) mothers showed positive cotinine results.
    • By late pregnancy, 35% of early-pregnancy smokers had quit, and 25% had reduced cotinine levels by at least 25%.
    • Lighter smokers had significantly higher quit rates (59%) compared to heavier smokers (17%). Overall smoking prevalence decreased from 28% to 21%.

    Conclusions:

    • A notable proportion of pregnant women reduce or cease smoking during pregnancy.
    • Smoking cessation success is inversely related to smoking intensity.
    • Findings support the development of targeted interventions for pregnant smokers, particularly heavier ones.