The prevalence of and factors associated with smoking in pregnant women in the city São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

Conclusions:the prevalence of smoking was low. There was a reduction in smoking in São Luís from 5.9%, in 1997/98, to 4.1% in the present study. More emphatic interventions should be directed at pregnant women with the identified risk profile.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - Category: Midwifery Source Type: research