Breast-feeding and smoking habits among Israeli women.
Isr Med Assoc J
; 3(10): 739-42, 2001 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11692548
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Many women stop smoking before or during pregnancy, or while breast-feeding (nursing).OBJECTIVES:
To assess the relation between breast-feeding and smoking habits.METHODS:
A survey was conducted among 920 women attending family health clinics (group 1) and a maternity department (group 2) on their breast-feeding and smoking habits.RESULTS:
A total of 156 women (16.95%) smoked during pregnancy. A significant correlation was found between breast-feeding and not smoking after delivery (P = 0.009 in group 1, P = 0.03 in group 2). A higher tendency to nurse was found among women with an uneventful pregnancy, who vaginally delivered a singleton at term weighing 2,500-4000 g, and who received guidance on breast-feeding.CONCLUSION:
Professional guidance in favor of breast-feeding is crucial to increase the rate of nursing. Encouraging breast-feeding will probably decrease the rate of cigarette smoking.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Feeding
/
Lactation
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Smoking
Type of study:
Guideline
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Year:
2001
Type:
Article