Publications by authors named "Ethan Xie"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the potential of e-cigarettes (ECs) to aid pregnant smokers in quitting combustible cigarettes (CCs) and evaluates the characteristics of users who switch to ECs.
- Approximately 1.5% of pregnant smokers reported using ECs, with around 29.7% of them becoming exclusive EC users; EC initiators tended to have lower socioeconomic status and less access to prenatal care.
- Findings suggest that while some pregnant smokers who switch to ECs may reduce their CC usage, there is no evidence that this leads to significant health benefits for neonates, indicating that ECs may not be an effective strategy for smoking cessation during pregnancy.
Background: Research on health effects and potential harms of electronic cigarette (EC) use during pregnancy is limited. We sought to determine the risks of pregnancy EC use on pregnancy-related adverse birth outcomes and assess whether quitting ECs reduces the risks.
Methods: Women with singleton live births who participated in the US Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) survey study 2016-2020 were classified into four mutually exclusive groups, by their use of ECs and combustible cigarettes (CCs) during pregnancy: non-use, EC only use, CC only use, and dual use.