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Title: Interest in and Use of Smoking Cessation Support Across Pregnancy and Postpartum
Author(s): Naughton, Felix
Vaz, Luis Reeves
Coleman, Tim
Orton, Sophie
Bowker, Katharine
Leonardi-Bee, Jo
Cooper, Sue
Vanderbloemen, Laura
Sutton, Stephen
Ussher, Michael
Keywords: pregnancy
smoking
smoking cessation
health personnel
postpartum period
early stage of pregnancy
late stage of pregnancy
national health service (UK)
smokers
Issue Date: Jul-2020
Date Deposited: 28-Oct-2019
Citation: Naughton F, Vaz LR, Coleman T, Orton S, Bowker K, Leonardi-Bee J, Cooper S, Vanderbloemen L, Sutton S & Ussher M (2020) Interest in and Use of Smoking Cessation Support Across Pregnancy and Postpartum. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 22 (7), p. 1178–1186. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntz151
Abstract: Background Limited research exists on interest in and use of smoking cessation support in pregnancy and postpartum. Methods A longitudinal cohort of pregnant smokers and recent ex-smokers were recruited in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom (N = 850). Data were collected at 8–26 weeks gestation, 34–36 weeks gestation, and 3 months postpartum and used as three cross-sectional surveys. Interest and use of cessation support and belief and behavior measures were collected at all waves. Key data were adjusted for nonresponse and analyzed descriptively, and multiple regression was used to identify associations. Results In early and late pregnancy, 44% (95% CI 40% to 48%) and 43% (95% CI 37% to 49%) of smokers, respectively, were interested in cessation support with 33% (95% CI 27% to 39%) interested postpartum. In early pregnancy, 43% of smokers reported discussing cessation with a midwife and, in late pregnancy, 27% did so. Over one-third (38%) did not report discussing quitting with a health professional during pregnancy. Twenty-seven percent of smokers reported using any National Health Service (NHS) cessation support and 12% accessed NHS Stop Smoking Services during pregnancy. Lower quitting confidence (self-efficacy), higher confidence in stopping with support, higher quitting motivation, and higher age were associated with higher interest in support (ps ≤ .001). A recent quit attempt and greater interest in support was associated with speaking to a health professional about quitting and use of NHS cessation support (ps ≤ .001). Conclusions When asked in early or late pregnancy, about half of pregnant smokers were interested in cessation support, though most did not engage. Cessation support should be offered throughout pregnancy and after delivery. Implications There is relatively high interest in cessation support in early and late pregnancy and postpartum among smokers; however, a much smaller proportion of pregnant or postpartum women access any cessation support, highlighting a gap between interest and engagement. Reflecting women’s interest, offers of cessation support should be provided throughout pregnancy and after delivery. Increasing motivation to quit and confidence in quitting with assistance may enhance interest in support, and promoting the discussion of stopping smoking between women and health practitioners may contribute to higher support engagement rates.
DOI Link: 10.1093/ntr/ntz151
Rights: © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Supplementary data
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