Open AccessAlcohol consumption among pregnant smokers: effects of a smoking cessation intervention program.
Author(s) -
Norma Lynn Fox,
Mary Sexton,
J. Richard Hebel
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.77.2.211
Subject(s) - medicine , smoking cessation , pregnancy , intervention (counseling) , gestation , alcohol , alcohol consumption , randomized controlled trial , prenatal care , environmental health , obstetrics , alcohol intake , psychiatry , population , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , pathology , biology
This study describes patterns of alcohol consumption among pregnant women who participated in a randomized clinical trial of smoking cessation intervention. Data on alcohol habits were obtained prospectively prior to the 18th week of gestation and during the 8th month of pregnancy. Average alcohol intake for both groups was reduced primarily prior to registration for prenatal care. The smoking cessation intervention reduced smoking during pregnancy but had no effect on alcohol intake.