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  • Title: Prenatal weight gain following smoking cessation.
    Author: Favaretto AL, Duncan BB, Mengue SS, Nucci LB, Barros EF, Kroeff LR, Vigo A, Schmidt MI.
    Journal: Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol; 2007 Dec; 135(2):149-53. PubMed ID: 17329012.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of changes in smoking habit with maternal weight gain. STUDY DESIGN: We questioned 4000 pregnant women > or =20 years about previous and current smoking habits during a second trimester visit to general prenatal clinics in 6 Brazilian cities, from 1991 to 1995, and followed their weight, through chart review, to term. RESULTS: Of women who reported stopping smoking (915, 23% of the total), 240 (26.2%) stopped during pregnancy. The median number of cigarettes smoked/day among those who reported continued smoking (717, 18%) decreased from 10 to 5 with pregnancy. In linear regression models adjusting for age, educational attainment, ethnicity, prepregnancy body mass index, parity and clinical center, ex-smokers gained 1.03 kg (95%CI 0.59-1.46) more than those reporting never smoking, this difference being greater: 1.54 kg (95%CI 0.78-2.30) in those who reported quitting while pregnant. The size of weight gain in both continuing smokers and ex-smokers was proportional to the reduction in daily number of cigarettes smoked during pregnancy, being 0.38 kg (95%CI 0.07-0.68) greater for each 10 cigarettes reduced (p=0.007). CONCLUSION: Decreasing the quantity of cigarettes smoked in pregnancy, although important for maternal and child health, is associated with maternal weight gain.
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