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An Examination Of Maternal Stress And Secondhand Smoke Exposure On Perinatal Smoking Status, Karen R. Damron
An Examination Of Maternal Stress And Secondhand Smoke Exposure On Perinatal Smoking Status, Karen R. Damron
Theses and Dissertations--Nursing
The median prevalence of smoking among women of childbearing age in the United States is 22.4%. Of women who identify themselves as smokers in the three months prior to conception, 55% quit during pregnancy; however, 40% of those who quit relapse and return to smoking within six months after delivery. Smoking has been identified as an important means of stress management among smokers in general, and though limited to the perinatal period, pregnancy-specific stress adds to a woman’s typical day-to-day stress burden. Little data exists as to the effect of SHS exposure on smoking status during pregnancy and the impact …