Pregnant women’s use of e‐cigarettes in the UK: A cross‐sectional survey
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Oct 07, 2020
Bowker K, Lewis S, Phillips L, et al. - Via performing cross‐sectional survey among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in 2017, researchers sought to determine prevalence of vaping in pregnancy and perform comparison of characteristics and attitudes between exclusive smokers and vapers, and between exclusive vapers and dual users (smoke and vape). The screening questions were completed by 3,360 pregnant women; of these, 515 were exclusive smokers, 44 were exclusive vapers and 118 were dual users. The full survey was completed by a total of 867 (25.8%) women; compared with smokers (n = 434), vapers (n = 140) were more likely to hold higher educational qualifications. Findings revealed vaping in one in twenty pregnant women; of which, most also smoke. Relative to smokers, dual users are more motivated towards stopping smoking. Where women have attempted, but did not stop smoking, clinicians could encourage them to consider vaping for smoking cessation.
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