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Smoking Behavior of Recent Mothers, 18-44 Years of Age, Before and After Pregnancy: United States, 1990 Advance Data 288. Important information has been released in a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics on the numbers of women who smoked during their pregnancy. According to the report titled, "Smoking Behavior of Recent Mothers, 18-44 Years of Age, Before and After Pregnancy: United States, 1990," of the approximately 13.7 million women in the United States in 1990 who had a baby within 5 years before the survey, 15.4 percent (or 2.1 million) smoked during most of their most recent pregnancy. Smoking during pregnancy has been linked to a variety of adverse pregnancy outcomes--including low birthweight, spontaneous abortion, and infant death. The report defines these mothers by selected sociodemographic characteristics that have a demonstrated relationship to smoking behavior--including age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, marital status, family income, education, and place of residence. Data Highlights:
Keywords: smoking, pregnancy, demographics
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January 11, 2007
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