Janne Smedberg|Angela Lupattelli|Ann?Charlotte Mårdby|Hedvig Nordeng
Characteristics of women who continue smoking during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study of pregnant women and new mothers in 15 European countries
University of Oslo|University of Oslo|Sahlgrenska University Hospital|Norwegian Institute of Public Health
women continue smoking pregnancy despite extensive information available dangers smoking poses fetus study aimed examine prevalence determinants smoking pregnancy extent smoking pregnancy european perspective relation maternal sociodemographic characteristics health literacy morbidity pregnancyrelated factors multinational webbased study evaluated pregnant women new mothers 15 european countries recruited october 2011 february 2012 data collected via anonymous online questionnaire 8344 women included 2944 353 reported smoking pregnancy 771 262 continued smoking pregnancy 88 114 smoked 10 cigarettes per day wide variation among 15 european countries smoking rates pregnancy ranging 250 sweden 500 croatia 42 iceland 189 croatia pregnancy women lived eastern europe without spousepartner low education level unplanned pregnancy take folic acid consumed alcohol pregnancy likely smoke pregnancy women lived eastern western europe without spousepartner low education level health literacy housewife previous children unplanned pregnancy take folic acid likely continue smoking pregnancy women smoked 10 cigarettes per day pregnancy likely living eastern europe low education level women fewer resources living western eastern europe likely smoke pregnancy also continue smoking pregnancy highrisk women characterized living alone high school less highest education level low health literacy housewife previous children unplanned pregnancy use folic acid findings indicated focus smoking cessation important antenatal care europe many women smoke pregnancy still continue pregnancy