Statewide Assessment of a Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Cigarette Smoking by Pregnant Women

Citation

Wright, L. N.; Pahel-Short, Laurie; Hartmann, Katherine E.; Kuller, Jeffrey A.; & Thorp, John M., Jr. (1996). Statewide Assessment of a Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Cigarette Smoking by Pregnant Women. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 175(2), 283-288.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Smoking in pregnancy is the foremost cause of preventable perinatal mortality. We have demonstrated that a behavioral intervention can alter smoking in pregnant women. We tested the utility of this intervention at multiple sites in varied settings across a suburban-rural state.
STUDY DESIGN: We performed a prospective cohort study at 10 prenatal care sites across North Carolina. Carbon monoxide manometry was used to verify cessation; self-report confirmed reduction. Each site enrolled smokers for 1 year. Four outcome predictor variables were studied: clinic volume, prevalence of smoking, physician versus nonphysician intervenors, and public versus private clinics.
RESULTS: Smoking prevalence varied from 4% to 85%. Biologically confirmed quit rates ranged from 0% to 45%. The prevalence of smoking within a clinic's population was able to explain differences in reduction (p < 0.01) of smoking between sites.
CONCLUSION: We have demonstrated the effectiveness of an intervention to alter smoking behavior in pregnancy. It appears that this technique has the greatest utility in clinics with a high prevalence of smoking.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70136-9

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

1996

Journal Title

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Author(s)

Wright, L. N.
Pahel-Short, Laurie
Hartmann, Katherine E.
Kuller, Jeffrey A.
Thorp, John M., Jr.

ORCiD

Thorp - 0000-0002-9307-6690