Characteristics of tobacco withdrawal in pregnant women.

Objective: To describe the management of tobacco withdrawal in pregnant women.

Study Design: The questionnaire-based, descriptive survey included 979 post-partum women. The variables analysed included the characteristics of the mother and neonate at delivery, her smoking habits, her level of exposure to passive smoking, and the barriers to giving up smoking.

Description of tobacco addiction in pregnant women.

Objective: To compare the characteristics of a group of pregnant women who smoked until delivery with women who gave up smoking during pregnancy.

Study Design: Questionnaire-based, descriptive study of 979 pregnant women in four regions of France. The variables analysed included the characteristics of the mother and neonate at delivery, the smoking habits of the mother before and during pregnancy, the perception of risk linked to smoking, and the reasons for giving up smoking.