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Kim S, Oancea SC. Electronic cigarettes may not be a "safer alternative" of conventional cigarettes during pregnancy: evidence from the nationally representative PRAMS data. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2020; 20:557. [PMID: 32967660 PMCID: PMC7510270 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-03247-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Conventional cigarette (CC) smoking is one of the most preventable causes of adverse birth outcomes. Although electronic cigarettes (ECs) are considered to be safer than CCs during pregnancy, the evidence is yet to be presented. This study examines the effects of prenatal EC use on neonatal birth outcomes compared to those of CC smokers and complete tobacco abstainers. Methods Data was extracted from 55,251 pregnant women who participated in the Phase 8 survey of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System between 2016 and 2018. Participants were classified into three groups based on their smoking behaviors in the third trimester: complete tobacco abstinence, exclusive CC smoking, or exclusive EC use. Adverse outcomes included infants being small-for-gestational-age (SGA), having low birthweight (LBW), and being born at preterm. EC users were matched to complete abstainers and CC smokers who share the same baseline characteristics in race/ethnicity, age, educational attainment, income, prenatal care adequacy, and first- and second-trimester CC smoking statuses. The association between EC use and adverse birth outcomes were examined by survey-weighted logistic regression analyses in the matched population. Results Among participants, 1.0% of women reported having used ECs during the third trimester, 60% of which reported using ECs exclusively. Neonates of EC users were significantly more likely to be SGA (OR 1.76; 95% CI 1.04, 2.96), have LBW (OR 1.53; 95% CI 1.06, 2.22), or be born preterm (OR 1.86; 95% CI 1.11, 3.12) compared to tobacco abstainers. However, odds of EC users’ pregnancies resulting in SGA (OR 0.67; 95% CI 0.30, 1.47), LBW (OR 0.71; 95% CI 0.37, 1.37), or preterm birth (OR 1.06; 95% CI 0.46, 2.48) were not significantly lower than those of CC smokers. Conclusions Even after accounting for shared risk factors between prenatal tobacco use and adverse birth outcomes, EC use remains an independent risk factor for neonatal complications and is not a safer alternative to CC smoking during pregnancy. Until further research is completed, all pregnant women are encouraged to abstain from all tobacco products including ECs.
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- Sooyong Kim
- Behavioral Sciences Group, Sanford Research, 2301 East 60th St N, Sioux Falls, SD, 57104, USA. .,Present address: Pinney Associates, Inc, 201 North Craig Street, Suite 320, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
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- Department of Population Health , University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks , ND, 58202, USA
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Yee L, Taylor S, Young M, Williams M, Niznik C, Simon M. Evaluation of a Text Messaging Intervention to Support Self-Management of Diabetes During Pregnancy Among Low-Income, Minority Women: Qualitative Study. JMIR Diabetes 2020; 5:e17794. [PMID: 32773367 PMCID: PMC7445621 DOI: 10.2196/17794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Given the growing burden of diabetes in underserved communities and the complexity of diabetes self-management during pregnancy, the development of interventions to support low-income pregnant women with diabetes is urgently needed. Objective This study aims to develop and pilot test a theory-driven curriculum of SMS text messaging for diabetes support and education during pregnancy. Methods This was a prospective pilot investigation of a novel SMS text messaging intervention offered to pregnant women with pregestational or gestational diabetes mellitus and publicly funded prenatal care. Prior work yielded a conceptual model of diabetes self-management barriers and support factors in this population, which was used to guide curriculum development along with health behavior theories. Participants received three supportive or educational one-way text messages per week during pregnancy. In-depth semistructured interviews were performed at study exit to solicit feedback on the program. Narrative data were analyzed using the constant comparative technique to identify themes and subthemes. Results Participants (N=31 enrolled and n=26 completed both interviews) consistently reported that SMS text messaging provided enhanced motivation for diabetes self-care, reduced diabetes-related social isolation, increased perceived diabetes-associated knowledge, enhanced comfort with the health care team, and reduced logistical burdens of diabetes during pregnancy. Participants requested enhanced interactive and customizable features in future intervention iterations. Conclusions Pregnant women with diabetes who were enrolled in this pilot study of an SMS text messaging curriculum for diabetes support described enhanced motivation, knowledge, and comfort with diabetes self-care activities as a result of the health education intervention. The next steps include enriching the interactive features of the intervention and investigating the effect of the intervention on perinatal outcomes.
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- Lynn Yee
- Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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Dascal M, Rusu A, Onisor A, Blaga O, Miller M, Meghea C. An mHealth intervention to prevent postnatal smoking relapse: The RESPREMO study protocol. Tob Prev Cessat 2020; 6:24. [PMID: 32548361 PMCID: PMC7291910 DOI: 10.18332/tpc/118724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Up to 70% of women who quit smoking relapse after birth, usually within 3 months postpartum. The wide adoption of mobile technologies, especially smartphones, in recent years in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) offers the possibility of low-cost, novel, and innovative mobile phone-based interventions for smoking relapse prevention. This study presents the protocol of the RESPREMO clinical trial for postnatal smoking relapse prevention for enrolled women, who recently gave birth and quit tobacco smoking before or during pregnancy, and their life partners. This work relies on data collected in two of the largest government-owned obstetrics and gynecology clinics in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Seventy-five couples were randomized into one of three groups: a) 24 couples were allocated to the first intervention group and asked to install and use the xSmoker app; b) 26 couples were randomized to the second intervention group, who, in addition to the use of the xSmoker app, received text messages with content focused on motivation, problem solving, and dyadic efficacy; and c) 25 couples were randomized into a control group. Several measures of engagement with the xSmoker app were assessed, including duration of app use, the frequency of utilizing the tool to calculate savings from quitting, number of app-delivered challenges accepted by users, and number of app-delivered cessation and abstinence tips. If effective, RESPREMO is expected to have a sustainable impact on the prevention of postnatal relapse tobacco smoking with positive effects for both the mother and the newborn. The implications are beyond tobacco control, and relevant to the design and implementation of other mHealth behavioral interventions focused on the pregnancy and reproductive years in general.
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- Marina Dascal
- Center for Health Policy and Public Health, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Department of Public Health, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Center for Health Policy and Public Health, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Department of Public Health, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Center for Health Policy and Public Health, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Department of Public Health, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Center for Health Policy and Public Health, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Department of Public Health, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, United States
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- Center for Health Policy and Public Health, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Department of Public Health, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, United States
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Cepeda-Benito A. Nicotine Effects, Body Weight Concerns and Smoking: A Literature Review. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 26:2316-2326. [PMID: 32233995 DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666200401083040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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How people become addicted to cigarette smoking and remain addicted despite repeated attempts to quit requires piecing together a rather complex puzzle. The present review contextualizes the role of nicotine and smoking sensory stimulation on maintaining smoking, describes nicotine's effects on feeding behavior and body weight, and explores the impact of smoking outcome expectancies, including the belief that nicotine suppresses appetite and body weight, on the decision to smoke or vape (use of e-cigarettes). The analysis concludes with a review of rat models of human nicotine intake that attempt to isolate the effects of nicotine on appetite and weight gain. Animal research replicates with relative closeness phenomena observed in smokers, but the rat model falls short of replicating the long-term weight gain observed post-smoking cessation.
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- Antonio Cepeda-Benito
- Department of Psychological Science, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont, Vermont, United States
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Claire R, Chamberlain C, Davey M, Cooper SE, Berlin I, Leonardi‐Bee J, Coleman T. Pharmacological interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020; 3:CD010078. [PMID: 32129504 PMCID: PMC7059898 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd010078.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tobacco smoking in pregnancy causes serious health problems for the developing fetus and mother. When used by non-pregnant smokers, pharmacotherapies (nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), bupropion, and varenicline) are effective for increasing smoking cessation, however their efficacy and safety in pregnancy remains unknown. Electronic cigarettes (ECs) are becoming widely used, but their efficacy and safety when used for smoking cessation in pregnancy are also unknown. OBJECTIVES To determine the efficacy and safety of smoking cessation pharmacotherapies and ECs used during pregnancy for smoking cessation in later pregnancy and after childbirth, and to determine adherence to smoking cessation pharmacotherapies and ECs for smoking cessation during pregnancy. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Trials Register (20 May 2019), trial registers, and grey literature, and checked references of retrieved studies. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) conducted in pregnant women, comparing smoking cessation pharmacotherapy or EC use with either placebo or no pharmacotherapy/EC control. We excluded quasi-randomised, cross-over, and within-participant designs, and RCTs with additional intervention components not matched between trial arms. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We followed standard Cochrane methods. The primary efficacy outcome was smoking cessation in later pregnancy; safety was assessed by 11 outcomes (principally birth outcomes) that indicated neonatal and infant well-being. We also collated data on adherence to trial treatments. We calculated the risk ratio (RR) or mean difference (MD) and the 95% confidence intervals (CI) for each outcome for each study, where possible. We grouped eligible studies according to the type of comparison. We carried out meta-analyses where appropriate. MAIN RESULTS We included 11 trials that enrolled a total of 2412 pregnant women who smoked at enrolment, nine trials of NRT and two trials of bupropion as adjuncts to behavioural support, with comparable behavioural support provided in the control arms. No trials investigated varenicline or ECs. We assessed four trials as at low risk of bias overall. The overall certainty of the evidence was low across outcomes and comparisons as assessed using GRADE, with reductions in confidence due to risk of bias, imprecision, and inconsistency. Compared to placebo and non-placebo (behavioural support only) controls, there was low-certainty evidence that NRT increased the likelihood of smoking abstinence in later pregnancy (RR 1.37, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.74; I² = 34%, 9 studies, 2336 women). However, in subgroup analysis by comparator type, there was a subgroup difference between placebo-controlled and non-placebo controlled RCTs (test for subgroup differences P = 0.008). There was unclear evidence of an effect in placebo-controlled RCTs (RR 1.21, 95% CI 0.95 to 1.55; I² = 0%, 6 studies, 2063 women), whereas non-placebo-controlled trials showed clearer evidence of a benefit (RR 8.55, 95% CI 2.05 to 35.71; I² = 0%, 3 studies, 273 women). An additional subgroup analysis in which studies were grouped by the type of NRT used found no difference in the effectiveness of NRT in those using patches or fast-acting NRT (test for subgroup differences P = 0.08). There was no evidence of a difference between NRT and control groups in rates of miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth, birthweight, low birthweight, admissions to neonatal intensive care, caesarean section, congenital abnormalities, or neonatal death. In one study infants born to women who had been randomised to NRT had higher rates of 'survival without developmental impairment' at two years of age compared to the placebo group. Non-serious adverse effects observed with NRT included headache, nausea, and local reactions (e.g. skin irritation from patches or foul taste from gum), but data could not be pooled. Adherence to NRT treatment regimens was generally low. We identified low-certainty evidence that there was no difference in smoking abstinence rates observed in later pregnancy in women using bupropion when compared to placebo control (RR 0.74, 95% CI 0.21 to 2.64; I² = 0%, 2 studies, 76 women). Evidence investigating the safety outcomes of bupropion use was sparse, but the existing evidence showed no difference between the bupropion and control group. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS NRT used for smoking cessation in pregnancy may increase smoking cessation rates in late pregnancy. However, this evidence is of low certainty, as the effect was not evident when potentially biased, non-placebo-controlled RCTs were excluded from the analysis. Future studies may therefore change this conclusion. We found no evidence that NRT has either positive or negative impacts on birth outcomes; however, the evidence for some of these outcomes was also judged to be of low certainty due to imprecision and inconsistency. We found no evidence that bupropion may be an effective aid for smoking cessation during pregnancy, and there was little evidence evaluating its safety in this population. Further research evidence on the efficacy and safety of pharmacotherapy and EC use for smoking cessation in pregnancy is needed, ideally from placebo-controlled RCTs that achieve higher adherence rates and that monitor infants' outcomes into childhood. Future RCTs of NRT should investigate higher doses than those tested in the studies included in this review.
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- Ravinder Claire
- University of NottinghamDivision of Primary CareRoom 1502, Tower Building, University ParkNottinghamNottinghamshireUKNG7 2RD
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- Monash UniversityDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology246 Clayton RoadClaytonVictoriaAustralia3168
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- University of NottinghamDivision of Primary CareRoom 1502, Tower Building, University ParkNottinghamNottinghamshireUKNG7 2RD
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- Sorbonne Université, Faculté de medicine‐Hopital Pitie‐SalpetriereDepartment of Pharmacology47‐83 bd de l’HopitalParisFrance75013
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- University of NottinghamCentre for Evidence Based Healthcare, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Clinical Sciences Building Phase 2Nottingham City HospitalHucknall RoadNottinghamUKNG5 1PB
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- University of NottinghamDivision of Primary CareRoom 1502, Tower Building, University ParkNottinghamNottinghamshireUKNG7 2RD
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Sturrock S, Williams E, Ambulkar H, Dassios T, Greenough A. Maternal smoking and cannabis use during pregnancy and infant outcomes. J Perinat Med 2020; 48:168-172. [PMID: 31926099 DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2019-0422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background Our aim was to determine the prevalence of tobacco smoking and e-cigarettes and cannabis use during pregnancy, whether these were influenced by ethnicity, and their relationship to perinatal outcomes. Methods A study was carried out in 4465 infants whose mothers delivered during 2017 and 2018. Self-reported maternal smoking, e-cigarette and cannabis use at booking were recorded. Outcome measures were birthweight and head circumference z-scores and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Results Two hundred and five women reported smoking cigarettes (4.7%), five were using e-cigarettes (0.11%) and 106 were using cannabis (2.43%). Women were most likely to smoke if young (15-19 years old) or from a mixed-race or White background. Cigarette smoking was associated with a lower mean z-score for birthweight (-0.587 vs. -0.064) and head circumference (-0.782 vs. -0.157) (both outcomes P < 0.0001). Young, mixed-race women were most likely to be both smoking and using cannabis during pregnancy and their infants had a lower birthweight mean z score (-0.989 vs. -0.587, P = 0.028) and head circumference z score (-1.33 vs. 0.782, P = 0.025) than cigarette use alone. Conclusion Young, mixed-race women were most likely to be both smoking and using cannabis during pregnancy and should be targeted for cessation programmes.
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- Sarah Sturrock
- Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.,Neonatal Intensive Care Centre, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Centre, 4th Floor Golden Jubilee Wing, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, LondonSE5 9RS, UK.,Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK.,The Asthma UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms in Asthma, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK.,NIHR Biomedical Centre at Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London SE1 9RT, UK
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Mallinson DC, Larson A, Berger LM, Grodsky E, Ehrenthal DB. Estimating the effect of Prenatal Care Coordination in Wisconsin: A sibling fixed effects analysis. Health Serv Res 2020; 55:82-93. [PMID: 31701531 PMCID: PMC6980950 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To estimate Prenatal Care Coordination's (PNCC) effect on birth outcomes for Wisconsin Medicaid-covered deliveries. DATA SOURCE A longitudinal cohort of linked Wisconsin birth records (2008-2012), Medicaid claims, and state-administered social services. STUDY DESIGN We defined PNCC treatment dichotomously (none vs. any) and by service level (none vs. assessment/care plan only vs. service uptake). Outcomes were birthweight (grams), low birthweight (<2500 g), gestational age (completed weeks), and preterm birth (<37 weeks). We estimated PNCC's effect on birth outcomes, adjusting for maternal characteristics, using inverse-probability of treatment weighted and sibling fixed effects regressions. DATA COLLECTION/EXTRACTION METHODS We identified 136 224 Medicaid-paid deliveries, of which 33 073 (24.3 percent) linked to any PNCC claim and 22 563 (16.6 percent) linked to claims for PNCC service uptake. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Sibling fixed effects models-which best adjust for unobserved confounding and treatment selection-produced the largest estimates for all outcomes. For example, in these models, PNCC service uptake was associated with a 1.3 percentage point (14 percent) reduction and a 1.8 percentage point (17 percent) reduction in the probabilities of low birthweight and preterm birth, respectively (all P < .05). CONCLUSIONS PNCC's modest but significant improvement of birth outcomes should motivate stronger PNCC outreach and implementation of similar programs elsewhere.
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- David C. Mallinson
- Department of Population Health SciencesSchool of Medicine and Public HealthUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologySchool of Medicine & Public HealthUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of SociologyCollege of Letters & ScienceUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
- Department of Educational Policy StudiesSchool of EducationUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of Population Health SciencesSchool of Medicine and Public HealthUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologySchool of Medicine & Public HealthUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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Dench D, Joyce T. The earned income tax credit and infant health revisited. HEALTH ECONOMICS 2020; 29:72-84. [PMID: 31758742 DOI: 10.1002/hec.3972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Hoynes, Miller, and Simon (2015), henceforth HMS, report that the national expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is associated with decreases in low birth weight. We question their findings. HMS's difference-in-differences estimates are unidentified in some comparisons, while failed placebo tests undermine others. Their effects lack a plausible mechanism as the association between the EITC and prenatal smoking also fails placebo tests. We contend that the waning of the crack epidemic is a possible confound, but we show that any number of policies directed at poor women also eliminate the effect of the EITC when aggregated to the national level. Identifying small, causal effects of a national policy at a single point in time is exceedingly challenging.
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- Daniel Dench
- Program in Economics, Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY
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- Department of Economics & Finance, Baruch College & Graduate Center, City University of New York & National Bureau of Economic Research, New York, NY
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Jackson MA, Brown AL, Baker AL, Gould GS, Dunlop AJ. The Incentives to Quit tobacco in Pregnancy (IQuiP) protocol: piloting a financial incentive-based smoking treatment for women attending substance use in pregnancy antenatal services. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e032330. [PMID: 31753890 PMCID: PMC6886985 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION While tobacco smoking prevalence is falling in many western societies, it remains elevated among high-priority cohorts. Rates up to 95% have been reported in women whose pregnancy is complicated by other substance use. In this group, the potential for poor pregnancy outcomes and adverse physical and neurobiological fetal development are elevated by tobacco smoking. Unfortunately, few targeted and effective tobacco dependence treatments exist to assist cessation in this population. The study will trial an evidence-based, multicomponent tobacco smoking treatment tailored to pregnant women who use other substances. The intervention comprises financial incentives for biochemically verified abstinence, psychotherapy delivered by drug and alcohol counsellors, and nicotine replacement therapy. It will be piloted at three government-based, primary healthcare facilities in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, Australia. The study will assess the feasibility and acceptability of the treatment when integrated into routine antenatal care offered by substance use in pregnancy antenatal services. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The study will use a single-arm design with pre-post comparisons. One hundred clients will be recruited from antenatal clinics with a substance use in pregnancy service. Women must be <33 weeks' gestation, ≥16 years old and a current tobacco smoker. The primary outcomes are feasibility, assessed by recruitment and retention and the acceptability of addressing smoking among this population. Secondary outcomes include changes in smoking behaviours, the comparison of adverse maternal outcomes and neonatal characteristics to those of a historical control group, and a cost-consequence analysis of the intervention implementation. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Protocol approval was granted by Hunter New England Human Research Ethics Committee (Reference 17/04/12/4.05), with additional ethical approval sought from the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW (Reference 1249/17). Findings will be disseminated via academic conferences, peer-reviewed publications and social media. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER Australia New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (Ref: ACTRN12618000576224).
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- Melissa A Jackson
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services, Hunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services, Hunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services, Hunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Drug & Alcohol Clinical Research & Improvement Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Adane AA, Bailey HD, Marriott R, Farrant BM, White SW, Stanley FJ, Shepherd CCJ. Disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal perinatal mortality rates in Western Australia from 1980 to 2015. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2019; 33:412-420. [PMID: 31518017 DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Perinatal mortality rates are typically higher in Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal populations of Australia. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to examine the pattern of stillbirth and neonatal mortality rate disparities over time in Western Australia, including an evaluation of these disparities across gestational age groupings. METHODS All singleton births (≥20 weeks gestation) in Western Australia between 1980 and 2015 were included. Linked data were obtained from core population health datasets of Western Australia. Stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates and percentage changes in the rates over time were calculated by Aboriginal status and gestational age categories. RESULTS From 1980 to 2015, data were available for 930 926 births (925 715 livebirths, 5211 stillbirths and 2476 neonatal deaths). Over the study period, there was a substantial reduction in both the Aboriginal (19.6%) and non-Aboriginal (32.3%) stillbirth rates. These reductions were evident in most gestational age categories among non-Aboriginal births and in Aboriginal term births. Concomitantly, neonatal mortality rates decreased in all gestational age windows for both populations, ranging from 32.1% to 77.5%. The overall stillbirth and neonatal mortality rate differences between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal birth decreased by 0.6 per 1000 births and 3.9 per 1000 livebirths, respectively, although the rate ratios (RR 2.51, 95% CI 2.14, 2.94) and (RR 2.94, 95% CI 2.24, 3.85), respectively reflect a persistent excess of Aboriginal perinatal mortality across the study period. CONCLUSIONS Despite steady improvements in perinatal mortality rates in Western Australia over 3½ decades, the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal rates remains unchanged in relative terms. There is a continuing, pressing need to address modifiable risk factors for preventable early mortality in Aboriginal populations.
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- Akilew A Adane
- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, West Perth, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, West Perth, WA, Australia
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- Ngangk Yira Research Centre, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, West Perth, WA, Australia
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Maternal Fetal Medicine Service, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, West Perth, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, West Perth, WA, Australia.,Ngangk Yira Research Centre, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
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Associations between Maternal Health-Related Quality of Life during Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes: The Generation R Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16214243. [PMID: 31683775 PMCID: PMC6862207 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16214243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The objective of this study was to assess associations between maternal health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in early, mid-, and late pregnancy and birth outcomes and to assess the differences in birth outcomes between subgroups of mothers reporting relatively “low” and relatively “high” HRQoL. HRQoL was measured by the 12-item Short Form Health Survey in early (n = 6334), mid- (n = 6204), and late pregnancy (n = 6048) in a population-based mother and child cohort; Physical and Mental Component Summary (PCS/MCS) scores were calculated. Birth outcomes included pregnancy duration, preterm birth, birth weight, low birth weight, and small for gestational age. We defined very high PCS/MCS scores as the >90th percentile and very low score as the <10th percentile. The lower PCS score in late pregnancy was significantly associated with a higher chance of having small-for-gestational-age birth (per 10 points: OR = 1.20, 95% CI: 1.08, 1.33, p value = 0.0006). In early, mid-, and late pregnancy, the subgroup mothers with a low MCS score had infants with a lower average birth weight than those with very high scores (p < 0.05). The association between higher physical HRQoL in late pregnancy and a higher chance of having small-for-gestational-age birth needs further research. The role of mother’s mental HRQoL during pregnancy and the potential consequences for the child require further study.
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Alaniz K, Christiansen B, Sullivan T, Khalil L, Fiore MC. Addressing Postpartum Smoking Relapse Among Low-Income Women: A Randomized Control Trial. J Patient Cent Res Rev 2019; 6:233-242. [PMID: 31768402 PMCID: PMC6827840 DOI: 10.17294/2330-0698.1702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Smoking during pregnancy can have dire consequences for both the baby and mother. Low-income pregnant women smoke at particularly high rates. Among women who quit during pregnancy, postpartum relapse is high. This randomized control trial tested the effect of adding postpartum assistance to an existing smoking cessation program (First Breath) designed for low-income women. METHODS Of 185 study participants, 94 women were randomly assigned to the standard First Breath program (control) and 91 to an enhanced program. First Breath consisted of evidence-based smoking cessation counseling provided at every prenatal visit. The enhanced program included all First Breath services plus 4 in-home counseling visits (3 postpartum), 3 postpartum counseling calls, support to others in the home, and incentives (gift cards) totaling $100. The primary outcome was biochemically verified abstinence at 6 months postpartum. RESULTS Among the 98 women who completed the study, the abstinence rate among the intervention participants (n=41) was significantly greater than among the control participants (n=57) (36.6% vs 12.3%, respectively; P<0.01). Analyzed on an intent-to-treat basis, with those lost to follow-up assumed to be smoking, the abstinence rate among intervention subjects (n=91) was 16.5% vs 7.4% among control participants (n=94); P=0.07. CONCLUSIONS Extending smoking cessation interventions into the postpartum period may help address postpartum relapse.
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- Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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MacAulay S, Lagan BM, Casson K. Planning, implementation and evaluation of antenatal weight management programmes: What are the key components? A mixed methods study. Midwifery 2019; 79:102545. [PMID: 31627087 DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2019.102545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To provide an understanding of the influential components required for the planning, delivery and evaluation of antenatal weight management programmes for women who are overweight or obese. DESIGN Two phase sequential explanatory mixed methods design comprising of an online survey and one-to-one telephone interviews. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS All UK maternity services (n = 168) and local government councils (n = 417). FINDINGS From the 378 responses, 49 maternity services and 28 local government councils reported having an antenatal weight management programme. Of the 62 responses that specified BMI as an inclusion criterion only two-fifths (40.3% n = 25) adhered to the recommended threshold to include women with a BMI ≥30 kg/m2. Although having a multi-disciplinary team was identified as fundamental when planning a programme, only 20.6% (n = 14/68) of the programmes involved service users during the planning phase. How the programme was communicated to a woman was a key factor which determined whether she partook in the programme or not. Having administrative support and staff with expertise in data collection were essential when evaluating a programme. Staff having protected time was identified as important when planning, delivering and evaluating a programme. Three overarching themes were identified from the individual interviews (n = 14) 'choices and decisions', 'demands and resources' and 'engagement and disengagement'. KEY CONCLUSIONS National guidelines recommendations regarding service user involvement when planning programmes and the BMI threshold used for inclusion are not being met. In addition to having adequate time, personnel and finances, successful programmes are dependent on the confidence and communication skills of midwives to raise the issue of obesity with these women at the booking appointment. Without staff having the time and necessary knowledge and skills, evaluation, and hence demonstrating programme impact, will likely remain difficult. Organisational support is needed to release resources to plan, deliver and evaluate these programmes. Strategic communication strategies are needed to promote the programme to both women and staff within organisations. Future programmes need to ensure there is engagement with service users from the planning of the programme through to evaluation.
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- Sarah MacAulay
- School of Nursing/Institute of Nursing & Health Research, Ulster University, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland BT37 0QB, United Kingdom; Wales Cancer Network, 1st Floor, River House, Bridge Court, Cardiff, Wales CF15 9SS, United Kingdom.
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- School of Nursing/Institute of Nursing & Health Research, Ulster University, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland BT37 0QB, United Kingdom.
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- School of Nursing/Institute of Nursing & Health Research, Ulster University, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland BT37 0QB, United Kingdom.
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Zvorsky I, Skelly JM, Higgins ST. Effects of Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation on Mood and Anxiety Symptoms Among Pregnant and Newly Postpartum Women. Nicotine Tob Res 2019; 20:620-627. [PMID: 28531302 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntx111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Introduction Financial incentives for smoking cessation increase smoking abstinence and decrease Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores among depression-prone pregnant and postpartum women. The present study is a secondary analysis using the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) to examine whether this treatment impacts a broader array of mood and anxiety symptoms. Methods Participants (N = 253) were pregnant cigarette smokers who participated in four controlled clinical trials examining the efficacy of financial incentives for smoking cessation. Women were assigned to an intervention wherein they earned vouchers exchangeable for retail items contingent on smoking abstinence (Contingent, n = 143) or a control condition wherein they received comparable vouchers independent of smoking status (Noncontingent, n = 110). Participants were categorized as depression-prone (n = 105) or depression-negative (n = 148) based on self-reported history of depression and BDI scores at intake. A prior study demonstrated that financial incentives decreased depressive symptoms among depression-prone women in this sample. The present study examined whether those effects extended to a broader array of mood and anxiety symptoms using the BSI. Effects of treatment, time, and depression status were examined using repeated measures analyses of covariance. Results In addition to depressive symptoms, financial incentives reduced a multitude of BSI scores among depression-prone women, including the BSI global measure of distress and seven symptom subscales. Treatment effects were discernible by late pregnancy, peaked at 8 weeks postpartum, and dissipated by 24 weeks postpartum. Discussion In addition to reducing smoking, this financial incentives treatment appears to reduce a range of mood and anxiety symptoms among depression-prone pregnant and postpartum women. Implications This study adds evidence that providing financial incentives contingent on smoking cessation lowers a broad array of psychiatric symptoms, as measured by the BSI, among depression-prone pregnant and newly postpartum women during a time of heightened risk for peripartum mood disorders.
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- Ivori Zvorsky
- Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.,Department of Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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- Department of Biomedical Statistics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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- Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.,Department of Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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Kondracki AJ. Prevalence and patterns of cigarette smoking before and during early and late pregnancy according to maternal characteristics: the first national data based on the 2003 birth certificate revision, United States, 2016. Reprod Health 2019; 16:142. [PMID: 31519184 PMCID: PMC6743116 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-019-0807-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of smoking by intensity status before pregnancy and during early (first and second trimester) and late (third trimester) pregnancy according to race/ethnicity, age, and educational attainment of women who gave birth in the United States in 2016. METHODS This cross-sectional study was based on the 2016 National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Natality File of 3,956,112 live births, the first year that it became 100% nationally representative. Self-reported smoking data were used to create new seven smoking intensity status categories to capture natural variability in smoking patterns during pregnancy and to identify maternal smokers by race/ethnicity, age, and educational attainment. The risk of smoking at low and high intensity in early pregnancy was estimated in multivariable logistic regression analyses. RESULTS Nearly 9.4% of women reported smoking before pregnancy and 7.1% during pregnancy, both at high and low intensity, and smoking rates were higher in the first trimester (7.1%) than in the second (6.1%) or the third (5.7%) trimester. Non-Hispanic White women, women 20-24 years old, and women with less than a high school education were the strongest predictors of smoking anytime during pregnancy. The odds of smoking in early pregnancy at high intensity were 88% lower (aOR 0.12, 95% CI: 0.11, 0.13) for Hispanic women, compared to non-Hispanic White women; 16% higher (aOR 1.16, 95% CI: 1.12, 1.21) for women 20-24 years old and 16% lower (aOR 0.84, 95% CI: 0.80, 0.89) for women ≥35 years old, compared to women 25-29 years old; as well as 13% higher (aOR 1.13, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.18) for women with less than a high school education and 92% lower (aOR 0.08, 95% CI: 0.08, 0.09) for women with a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to women with a high school diploma. CONCLUSIONS Despite the high prevalence of high intensity smoking before and during pregnancy, future intervention strategies need to focus on the proportion of low intensity quitters and reducers, who are ready to stop smoking. Continual monitoring of trends in smoking intensity patterns is necessary, including neonatal outcomes over time.
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- Anthony J Kondracki
- University of Maryland, School of Public Health, Maternal and Child Health, 4200 Valley Drive, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
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McDonnell BP, Dicker P, Keogan S, Clancy L, Regan C. Smoking cessation Through Optimisation of clinical care in Pregnancy: the STOP randomised controlled trial. Trials 2019; 20:550. [PMID: 31481110 PMCID: PMC6724369 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3653-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cigarette smoking negatively impacts on maternal and fetal health. Smoking cessation is one of the few interventions capable of improving pregnancy outcomes. Despite the risks, the most effective antenatal model of care for smokers is still unclear, and specific recommendations for screening for fetal growth restriction are absent. METHODS This is a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a dedicated smoking cessation clinic versus routine antenatal care as an intervention to reduce cigarette smoking behaviour. Smoking mothers randomised to the Smoking cessation Through Optimisation of clinical care in Pregnancy (STOP) clinic will have all antenatal care provided by a team comprising an obstetrician, a midwife, and a smoking cessation practitioner. This intervention includes ultrasound screening for fetal growth restriction. The control arm comprises two groups: one receiving standard care with ultrasound screening for fetal growth restriction, and one receiving standard care with ultrasound screening for growth restriction only if clinically indicated by their healthcare provider. Four hundred and fifty women will be recruited and randomised to either intervention or control arms stratifying for age, parity, and history of fetal growth restriction. RESULTS The primary outcome is self-reported, continuous abstinence from smoking between the quit date and end of pregnancy, validated by exhaled carbon monoxide or urinary cotinine. The quit date is targeted as being at or before 16 weeks' gestation and no further than 28 weeks' gestation. The secondary outcomes are a set of variables including maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality, neonatal complications and delivery outcomes, smoking and psychological outcomes, and qualitative measures. CONCLUSIONS Despite much research into cigarette smoking in pregnancy, the optimal model of care for these women is still unknown. This study has the potential to improve the model of antenatal care provided to pregnant women who smoke and to improve outcomes for both mother and infant. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN11214785 . Registered on 8 February 2018.
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- Brendan P McDonnell
- Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital, Cork Street, Dublin 8, Ireland. .,Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- TobaccoFree Research Institute, Focas Research Institute, DIT Kevin Street, Camden Row, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- TobaccoFree Research Institute, Focas Research Institute, DIT Kevin Street, Camden Row, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital, Cork Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.,Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Higgins ST, Kurti AN, Davis DR. Voucher-Based Contingency Management is Efficacious but Underutilized in Treating Addictions. Perspect Behav Sci 2019; 42:501-524. [PMID: 31976447 PMCID: PMC6768932 DOI: 10.1007/s40614-019-00216-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The United States lags far behind other industrialized countries on major markers of population health. Population health experts identify unhealthy behavior patterns (e.g., cigarette smoking, other substance use disorders, physical inactivity and poor food choices, nonadherence with recommended medical regimens) as the largest contributor to the status quo. Because these risk behaviors are overrepresented in socioeconomically disadvantaged and other vulnerable populations, they also increase health disparities. Hence, identifying evidence-based strategies to promote and sustain health-related behavior change is critical to improving U.S. population health. In this report, we review research demonstrating the efficacy of voucher-based contingency management delivered alone or in combination with other interventions for treating substance use disorders and other health-related behavior problems. The efficacy supporting these interventions is robust and discernible at the level of controlled randomized clinical trials and meta-analyses. Unfortunately, these evidence-based interventions are being underutilized in routine clinical care for substance use disorders, although they are used broadly in private-sector wellness programs and international programs to reduce chronic poverty. This report reviews the evidence supporting the efficacy of voucher-based contingency management using projects developed at the University of Vermont as exemplars and discusses dissemination of the model to public and private sector efforts to improve individual and population health.
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- Stephen T. Higgins
- Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT USA
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- Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT USA
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- Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT USA
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Herrera-Perez D, Haslam A, Crain T, Gill J, Livingston C, Kaestner V, Hayes M, Morgan D, Cifu AS, Prasad V. A comprehensive review of randomized clinical trials in three medical journals reveals 396 medical reversals. eLife 2019; 8:e45183. [PMID: 31182188 PMCID: PMC6559784 DOI: 10.7554/elife.45183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The ability to identify medical reversals and other low-value medical practices is an essential prerequisite for efforts to reduce spending on such practices. Through an analysis of more than 3000 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in three leading medical journals (the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Lancet, and the New England Journal of Medicine), we have identified 396 medical reversals. Most of the studies (92%) were conducted on populations in high-income counties, cardiovascular disease was the most common medical category (20%), and medication was the most common type of intervention (33%).
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- Diana Herrera-Perez
- Knight Cancer InstituteOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUnited States
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- Knight Cancer InstituteOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUnited States
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- Knight Cancer InstituteOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUnited States
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- Knight Cancer InstituteOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUnited States
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- Knight Cancer InstituteOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUnited States
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- Division of Internal MedicineOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUnited States
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- Department of Epidemiology & Public HealthUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimoreUnited States
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of ChicagoChigcagoUnited States
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- Knight Cancer InstituteOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUnited States
- Department of Public Health and Preventive MedicineOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUnited States
- Center for Health Care EthicsOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUnited States
- Department of MedicineOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUnited States
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Olson AL, Boardman MB, Johnson DJ. Smoke-Free Moms: Financial Rewards for Smoking Cessation by Low-Income Rural Pregnant Women. Am J Prev Med 2019; 56:852-859. [PMID: 31003804 PMCID: PMC6527358 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Maternal smoking places the child at risk during pregnancy and postpartum. Most women who quit smoking do so early when they first learn of pregnancy. Few low-income women quit once they enter prenatal care. The purpose of this study is to test in a clinical prenatal care setting the effectiveness of the Smoke-Free Moms intervention, which provides pregnant women a series of financial incentives for smoking cessation. STUDY DESIGN A prospective nonrandomized controlled trial that collected control population data of smoking-cessation rates at each clincal visit during pregnancy and postpartum with usual smoking counseling in 2013-2014. In 2015-2016, the same data were collected during the implementation of the Smoke-Free Moms intervention of financial incentives. Data analysis occurred in 2017. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Women who were smoking at the first prenatal visit at four federally qualified health centers in rural New Hampshire. INTERVENTION All women received 5A's smoking counseling from clinic staff. At each clinic visit, with point-of-care confirmed negative urinary cotinine, intervention women received gift cards. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Cotinine confirmed smoking cessation without relapse: (1) during pregnancy and (2) smoking cessation in both pregnancy and postpartum. RESULTS Of 175 eligible pregnant women enrolled, 134 women were followed to the postpartum visit (Intervention n=66, Control n=68). The quit rates during pregnancy did not differ between groups (Intervention 36.4%, Control 29.4%, p=0.46). However, significantly more intervention mothers quit and continued as nonsmokers postpartum (Intervention 31.8%, Control 16.2%, p=0.04). In a logistic regression model including baseline sociodemographic, depressed mood, stress, and readiness to quit items, confidence in being able to quit predicted both cessation outcomes. The financial incentive intervention was an independent predictor of cessation in pregnancy through postpartum. CONCLUSIONS Financial incentives with existing smoking-cessation counseling by staff in low-income clinical prenatal programs led to cessation that continued during the postpartum period. Further study in larger populations is indicated.
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- Ardis L Olson
- Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire; Department of Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire.
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- Department of Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire
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- Department of Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire
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Bovill M, Bar-Zeev Y, Bonevski B, Gruppetta M, Oldmeadow C, Hall A, Reath J, Gould GS. Aboriginal Wingadhan Birrang (woman's journey) of smoking cessation during pregnancy as they participate in the ICAN QUIT in pregnancy pilot step-wedge trial. Women Birth 2019; 33:300-308. [PMID: 31153777 DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2019.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Addressing smoking cessation during pregnancy among Aboriginal women is a national priority under the Closing the Gap campaign. There is a need to measure and report interventions to support Aboriginal women during pregnancy. AIM To quantitatively assess women's smoking experiences over a 12 week ICAN QUIT in Pregnancy program. METHODS Aboriginal women and/or women expecting an Aboriginal baby reported their smoking experiences through repeated cross-sectional survey at baseline, four weeks, and 12 weeks. Self-reported nicotine dependence measures (heaviness of smoking index, strength of urges and frequency of urges to smoke), intentions to quit smoking, quit attempts, use of nicotine replacement therapy were gathered as well as a carbon-monoxide measure at each time point. RESULTS Expectant mothers (n=22) of Aboriginal babies participated from six Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services between November 2016 and July 2017. At 12 weeks women reported (n=17) low heaviness of smoking index 1.21 with high strength of urges 2.64 and frequency of urges 3.00; 12/13 (92%) reported likely/very likely to quit smoking, made a mean 1.67 number of quit attempts, three women (13.6%) quit smoking (validated); 5/16 (31%) reported using nicotine replacement therapy. DISCUSSION Participating women made multiple quit attempts demonstrating motivation to quit smoking. Smoking cessation interventions should be tailored to address high strength and frequency of nicotine dependence despite low consumption. CONCLUSION Prolonged smoking cessation support is recommended to address physical, behavioural and psychological aspect of smoking. Cessation support should address previous quitting experiences to assess smoking dependence and tailoring of support. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian and New Zealand Clinicial Trials Registry (Ref #ACTRN12616001603404).
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- Michelle Bovill
- The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
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- The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
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- The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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- The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
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Brown TJ, Hardeman W, Bauld L, Holland R, Maskrey V, Naughton F, Orton S, Ussher M, Notley C. A systematic review of behaviour change techniques within interventions to prevent return to smoking postpartum. Addict Behav 2019; 92:236-243. [PMID: 30731328 PMCID: PMC6518963 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Introduction There is no routine support to prevent postpartum smoking relapse, due to lack of effective interventions. Previous reviews have identified behaviour change techniques (BCTs) within pregnancy cessation trials to specify which components might be incorporated into more effective interventions, but no reviews have identified BCTs for prevention of smoking relapse postpartum. We reviewed BCTs and potential delivery modes, to inform future interventions. Methods We searched Medline and EMBASE from January 2015–May 2017; and identified trials published before 2015 by handsearching systematic reviews. We included RCTs where: i) ≥1 intervention component aimed to maintain smoking abstinence versus a less intensive intervention; ii) participants included pregnant or postpartum smoking quitters; iii) smoking status was reported in the postpartum period. We extracted trial characteristics and used the Behaviour Change Technique Taxonomy v1 to extract BCTs. We aimed to identify ‘promising’ BCTs i.e. those frequently occurring and present in ≥2 trials that demonstrated long-term effectiveness (≥6 months postpartum). Data synthesis was narrative. Results We included 32 trials, six of which demonstrated long-term effectiveness. These six trials used self-help, mainly in conjunction with counselling, and were largely delivered remotely. We identified six BCTs as promising: ‘problem solving’, ‘information about health consequences’, ‘information about social and environmental consequences’, ‘social support’, ‘reduce negative emotions’ and ‘instruction on how to perform a behaviour’. Conclusions Future interventions to prevent postpartum smoking relapse might include these six BCTs to maximise effectiveness. Tailored self-help approaches, with/without counselling, may be favourable modes of delivery of BCTs. Registration: PROSPERO CRD42018075677. First review of behaviour change techniques to prevent postpartum smoking relapse. Six promising behaviour change techniques (BCTs) were frequently coded. BCTs were problem solving, social support, information about consequences. How to perform a behaviour and reduce negative emotions were also promising BCTs.
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Wen X, Eiden RD, Justicia-Linde FE, Wang Y, Higgins ST, Thor N, Haghdel A, Peters AR, Epstein LH. A multicomponent behavioral intervention for smoking cessation during pregnancy: a nonconcurrent multiple-baseline design. Transl Behav Med 2019; 9:308-318. [PMID: 29648615 DOI: 10.1093/tbm/iby027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Given serious consequences of maternal smoking, we aimed to develop and test a multicomponent behavioral intervention to enhance smoking cessation during pregnancy. In this nonconcurrent, multiple-baseline intervention pilot study, 48 daily smoking pregnant women (mean 13.7 weeks of gestation) were recruited from Buffalo, NY, USA. Upon completion of the repeated baseline smoking monitoring (up to 3 weeks), 30 continuous smokers received a contingent financial incentive-based intervention with three additional components (education and counseling, monitoring and feedback, and family support). After the quit date, participants met with counselors (~1 hr/visit) daily for 2 weeks and twice a week for another 6 weeks. Twenty-one out of 30 participants quit smoking completely (verified by urine cotinine) after receiving the intervention, and the other nine nonquitters decreased smoking substantially. The estimated smoking cessation rate was 70.0% (21/30) at the second week of the intervention, and 63.3% (19/30) at the conclusion of the 8-week intervention assuming the dropouts as smoking. In interrupted time series analysis, the mean daily number of cigarettes smoked among quitters decreased by 6.52, 5.34, and 4.67 among early, delayed, and late intervention groups, respectively. Quitters' mean urine cotinine level maintained stably high before the intervention but decreased rapidly to the nonsmoking range once the intervention was initiated. Most participants (85.7%) reported meeting or exceeding expectations, and 100% would recommend the program to others. This pilot multicomponent intervention was feasible and acceptable to most participants, resulting in a high smoking cessation rate among pregnant smokers who were unlikely to quit spontaneously.
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- Xiaozhong Wen
- Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Research Institute on Addictions, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Fisher Institute of Health and Well-being, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, College of Health, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA
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- Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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Hartman JD, Craig BM. Examining the Association Between Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Child Behavior Problems Using Quality-Adjusted Life Years. Matern Child Health J 2019; 22:1780-1788. [PMID: 29995297 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-018-2577-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Objectives Examining the association between maternal smoking and losses in childhood health-related quality of life due to behavior problems provides parents and policymakers another tool for the valuation of smoking cessation during pregnancy. Methods Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Child and Young Adult data, this study retrospectively examined a cohort of 4114 women and 8668 children. In addition to questions focusing on maternal smoking and general demographics, each survey included the Behavior Problems Index (BPI), a 28-item questionnaire with six subscales measuring childhood behavior problems (antisocial behavior, anxiousness/depression, headstrongness, hyperactivity, immature dependency, and peer conflict/social withdrawal). Responses to the BPI, completed by mothers with children ages 4-14, were summarized on a QALY scale using published preference weights. Results Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy experience additional QALY losses of 0.181, on average, per year due to increased behavior problems. Boys suffered larger QALY losses associated with maternal smoking (0.242) compared to girls (0.119; p value = .021), regardless of age. Moreover, heavier smoking during pregnancy (i.e., 1 or more packs/day) was associated with larger QALY losses (0.282; p-value < .001). Conclusions for Practice These findings illustrate the burden of maternal smoking during pregnancy on child health, namely behavioral problems. The losses in QALYs may be incorporated into economic evaluations for smoking cessation interventions during pregnancy. Future research will investigate how maternal smoking following childbirth is associated with child QALYs.
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- John D Hartman
- Department of Health Sciences and Administration, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, USA.
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- Department of Economics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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East CE, Biro MA, Fredericks S, Lau R. Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low birthweight babies. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019; 4:CD000198. [PMID: 30933309 PMCID: PMC6443020 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd000198.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Studies consistently show a relationship between social disadvantage and low birthweight. Many countries have programmes offering special assistance to women thought to be at risk for giving birth to a low birthweight infant. These programmes, collectively referred to in this review as additional social support, may include emotional support, which gives a person a feeling of being loved and cared for, tangible/instrumental support, in the form of direct assistance/home visits, and informational support, through the provision of advice, guidance and counselling. The programmes may be delivered by multidisciplinary teams of health professionals, specially trained lay workers, or a combination of lay and professional workers. This is an update of a review first published in 2003 and updated in 2010. OBJECTIVES The primary objective was to assess the effects of programmes offering additional social support (emotional, instrumental/tangible and informational) compared with routine care, for pregnant women believed to be at high risk for giving birth to babies that are either preterm (less than 37 weeks' gestation) or weigh less than 2500 g, or both, at birth. Secondary objectives were to determine whether the effectiveness of support was mediated by timing of onset (early versus later in pregnancy) or type of provider (healthcare professional or lay person). SEARCH METHODS For this update, we searched Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth's Trials Register, ClinicalTrials.gov, the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) on 5 February 2018, and reference lists of retrieved studies. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised trials of additional social support during at-risk pregnancy by either a professional (social worker, midwife, or nurse) or specially trained lay person, compared to routine care. We defined additional social support as some form of emotional support (e.g. caring, empathy, trust), tangible/instrumental support (e.g. transportation to clinic appointments, home visits complemented with phone calls, help with household responsibilities) or informational support (advice and counselling about nutrition, rest, stress management, use of alcohol/recreational drugs). DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently assessed studies for inclusion and risk of bias, extracted data and checked them for accuracy. We assessed the quality of the evidence using the GRADE approach. MAIN RESULTS This updated review includes a total of 25 studies, with outcome data for 11,246 mothers and babies enrolled in 21 studies. We assessed the overall risk of bias of included studies to be low or unclear, mainly because of limited reporting or uncertainty in how randomisation was generated or concealed (which led us to downgrade the quality of most outcomes to moderate), and the impracticability of blinding participants.When compared with routine care, programmes offering additional social support for at-risk pregnant women may slightly reduce the number of babies born with a birthweight less than 2500 g from 127 per 1000 to 120 per 1000 (risk ratio (RR) 0.94, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.86 to 1.04; 16 studies, n = 11,770; moderate-quality evidence), and the number of babies born with a gestational age less than 37 weeks at birth from 128 per 1000 to 117 per 1000 (RR 0.92, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.01, 14 studies, n = 12,282; moderate-quality evidence), though the confidence intervals for the pooled effect for both of these outcomes just crossed the line of no effect, suggesting any effect is not large. There may be little or no difference between interventions for stillbirth/neonatal death (RR 1.11, 95% CI 0.88 to 1.41; 15 studies, n = 12,091; low-quality evidence). Secondary outcomes of moderate quality suggested that there is probably a reduction in caesarean section (from 215 per 1000 to 194 per 1000; RR 0.90, 95% CI 0.83 to 0.97; 15 studies, n = 9550), a reduction in the number of antenatal hospital admissions per participant (RR 0.78, 95% CI 0.68 to 0.91; 4 studies; n = 787), and a reduction in the mean number of hospitalisation episodes (mean difference -0.05, 95% CI -0.06 to -0.04; 1 study, n = 1525) in the social support group, compared to the controls.Postnatal depression and women's satisfaction were reported in different ways in the studies that considered these outcomes and so we could not include data in a meta-analysis. In one study postnatal depression appeared to be slightly lower in the support group in women who screened positively on the Edinbugh Postnatal Depression Scale at eight to 12 weeks postnatally (RR 0.74, 95% CI 0.55 to 1.01; 1 study, n = 1008; moderate-quality evidence). In another study, again postnatal depression appeared to be slightly lower in the support group and this was a self-report measure assessed at six weeks postnatally (RR 0.85, 95% CI 0.69 to 1.05; 1 study, n = 458; low-quality evidence). A higher proportion of women in one study reported that their prenatal care was very helpful in the supported group (RR 1.17, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.30; 1 study, n = 223; moderate-quality evidence), although in another study results were similar. Another study assessed satisfaction with prenatal care as being "not good" in 51 of 945 in the additional support group, compared with 45 of 942 in the usual care group.No studies considered long-term morbidity for the infant. No single outcome was reported in all studies. Subgroup analysis demonstrated consistency of effect when the support was provided by a healthcare professional or a trained lay worker.The descriptions of the additional social support were generally consistent across all studies and included emotional support, tangible support such as home visits, and informational support. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Pregnant women need the support of caring family members, friends, and health professionals. While programmes that offer additional social support during pregnancy are unlikely to have a large impact on the proportion of low birthweight babies or birth before 37 weeks' gestation and no impact on stillbirth or neonatal death, they may be helpful in reducing the likelihood of caesarean birth and antenatal hospital admission.
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- Christine E East
- Monash UniversityMonash Nursing and MidwiferyWellington RoadClaytonVictoriaAustralia3800
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- Ryerson UniversitySchool of NursingFaculty of Community Services350 Victoria StreetTorontoONCanadaM5B 2K3
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- Monash UniversityMonash Nursing and MidwiferyWellington RoadClaytonVictoriaAustralia3800
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Oncken C, Dornelas EA, Kuo CL, Sankey HZ, Kranzler HR, Mead EL, Thurlow MSD. Randomized Trial of Nicotine Inhaler for Pregnant Smokers. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2019; 1:10-18. [PMID: 31380506 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2019.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Background Smoking during pregnancy is a serious public health problem in need of better treatments. Nicotine replacement treatment (NRT) (patch or gum) has not been shown in randomized placebo-controlled trials to be efficacious for smoking cessation during pregnancy. However, the nicotine inhaler may have advantages over other NRTs as it replicates some of the sensory effects of smoking. Objective The purpose of the study was examine the efficacy and safety of the nicotine inhaler for smoking cessation during pregnancy. We hypothesized that the nicotine inhaler compared to placebo would increase quit rates and reduce smoking during treatment and at the end of pregnancy, result in a higher birth weight and gestational age in the offspring, and reduce the incidence of preterm birth and low birth weight infants. Study Design We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the nicotine inhaler for smoking cessation during pregnancy. Pregnant women who smoked ≥5 cigarettes daily received behavioral counseling and random assignment to a 6-week treatment with nicotine or placebo inhaler, followed by a 6-week taper period. Throughout treatment, we assessed tobacco exposure biomarkers, cessation rates, and adverse events. We also obtained information on birth outcomes. The primary outcome was smoking cessation at 32-34 weeks gestation; secondary outcomes were smoking reduction, birth weight and gestational age, and the incidence of preterm birth or low birth weight infants. We compared treatment groups on these measures using t-tests, Fisher's exact tests, and multivariate linear and logistic regression. Results Participants in the placebo (n=67) and nicotine (n=70) groups were comparable on baseline characteristics, though women in the placebo group reported a higher motivation to quit (p=0.016). Biochemically-validated smoking cessation rates were similar with nicotine and placebo (after 6 weeks of treatment: 4% (3/70) vs. 3% (2/67), respectively, p< 0.99, and at 32-34 weeks gestation: 10% (7/70) vs. 18% (12/67), respectively, p=0.220). Cigarettes per day (CPD) decreased over time in both groups (p< 0.001), with the nicotine inhaler group having a greater decrease than the placebo group two (p=0.022) and six weeks after the quit date (p=0.042), but not at 32-34 weeks gestation (p=0.108). Serum cotinine levels, birth weight, gestational age and reductions in carbon monoxide did not differ by group. However, the incidence of preterm delivery was higher in the placebo than the nicotine group: 15% (10/67) vs. 4% (3/67), respectively, p=0.030). The incidence of delivering a low birth weight infant was also higher in the placebo than the nicotine group: 15% (10/67) vs. 6% (4/67), respectively, p=0.035, but not after adjusting for preterm delivery p=0.268. Conclusions Although the nicotine inhaler group did not have a higher quit rate during pregnancy than the placebo group, the outcome of preterm delivery occurred less frequently in the nicotine group.
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- Cheryl Oncken
- Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
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- Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT.,Division of Oncology, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
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- Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
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- Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
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Kane JB, Farshchi E. Neighborhood affluence protects against antenatal smoking: evidence from a spatial multiple membership model. MATHEMATICAL POPULATION STUDIES 2019; 26:186-207. [PMID: 31749519 PMCID: PMC6865281 DOI: 10.1080/08898480.2018.1553399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A spatial multiple membership model formalizes the effect of neighborhood affluence on antenatal smoking. The data are geocoded New Jersey birth certificate records linked to United States census tract-level data from 1999 to 2007. Neighborhood affluence shows significant spatial autocorrelation and local clustering. Better model fit is observed when incorporating the spatial clustering of neighborhood affluence into multivariate analyses. Relative to the spatial multiple membership model, the multilevel model that ignores spatial clustering produced downwardly biased standard errors; the effective sample size of the key parameter of interest (neighborhood affluence) is also lower. Residents of communities located in high-high affluence clusters likely have better access to health-promoting institutions that regulate antenatal smoking behaviors.
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- Department of Sociology, University of California, Irvine
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Feldman SS, Cochran RA, Mehta T. Predictors of Weight Change: Findings From an Employee Wellness Program. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:77. [PMID: 30837948 PMCID: PMC6389601 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction: Employers are instituting employee wellness programs that include educational, lifestyle coaching, and weight and other condition management components to address obesity-related issues in the workplace. However, the findings of such wellness initiatives have been mixed. The purpose of this exploratory study is to determine whether the readiness for change measures are important predictors of weight loss in an employee wellness program. Methods: Retrospective data analysis of an employee wellness program conducted in the United States was conducted using data collected between 2014 and 2015 for people with BMI ≥ 30. These participants were assigned to one of two subprograms: weight management or condition management. We assessed the weight change within each program. Further, the relationship between weight change and readiness for change variables for weight, diet, and physical activity were examined by applying multiple linear regression and logistic regression models. The multivariable model included subprogram; gender; age; systolic and diastolic blood pressure; risk factor count; readiness for change for weight, activity, and diet; and stress level as covariates. Results: There were 209 participants in the weight management program and 243 participants in the condition management program who met the criteria for obesity, resulting in a final sample of 452 participants. On average, the weight change for these participants was -0.28 pounds (SD = 15.55) and there was no statistical difference between the weight change in the two programs. When compared to the reference group (maintenance), participants at the action stage of physical activity, on average, lost weight (b = -4.59, p = 0.02). Likewise, participants at the pre-contemplation stage of physical activity lost weight when compared to the maintenance group (b = -26.24, p = 0.000). Participants at the pre-contemplation stage of physical activity had higher odds of achieving at least 5% weight loss than participants at the maintenance stage (OR = 5.80, p = 0.053). Conclusion: Readiness for change for activity may be a predictor of weight change, and may predict the likelihood of achieving clinically significant weight loss. These findings can assist in targeting subjects for participation in such programs. The findings regarding the relationship between readiness for change and weight loss are counterintuitive, and further research is warranted in this area.
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Hopman P, Springvloet L, de Josselin de Jong S, van Laar M. Quit-smoking counselling in Dutch midwifery practices: Barriers to the implementation of national guidelines. Midwifery 2018; 71:1-11. [PMID: 30623790 DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2018.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Although smoking during pregnancy can have severe health consequences for the (unborn) child, 9% of Dutch pregnant women smoke at any time during their pregnancy. Midwives in the Netherlands are a responsible party in the provision of quit-smoking counselling for pregnant women by means of the 7-step `V-MIS' intervention, but in practice the implementation appears to be suboptimal. The purpose of the present study was to assess the provision of quit-smoking counselling by midwives, and to clarify the nature and extent of any existing barriers and needs in the provision of quit-smoking counselling in Dutch midwifery settings. METHODS An online questionnaire to the target population of Dutch midwives (N ≈ 3150) was set out in the spring of 2016. The questionnaire included items on the provision of quit-smoking counselling for pregnant women, and on possible barriers and needs regarding the provision of this counselling. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse weighed data from 135 midwives representative for the Dutch setting in terms of age, function, and region. RESULTS Eighty-one percent of the midwives inquire about smoking profile (V-MIS step 1) but only 10% go through all the V-MIS counselling steps (i.e. up to discussing postnatal passive smoking and smoke free breastfeeding, step 7). Although 74% of the midwives regard it as their task to provide quit-smoking guidance to pregnant women, 77% perceive referral to a professional as a useful strategy (mostly to the GP; 74%). For 61% of the midwives, their clients' lack of motivation undermines the provision of quit-smoking counselling. Other hindering factors are the perceived lack of free brochures (54%), simple tools or gadgets (51%), and financial consequences for the midwife (37%) and/or the client (22%). CONCLUSION The smoking cessation intervention strategy currently imposed in Dutch midwifery practices (V-MIS) is being used by midwives, however its implementation may considerably benefit from strengthening skills in motivational interviewing techniques, provision of supporting materials, and structural embedding of GP referral. Based on the study's findings, practical recommendations are made to facilitate the provision of quit-smoking counselling in (international) midwifery settings.
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- Petra Hopman
- Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (Trimbos Institute), da Costakade 45, Utrecht, VS 3521, the Netherlands; Netherlands Expertise Centre for Tobacco Control, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (Trimbos Institute), da Costakade 45, Utrecht, VS 3521, the Netherlands; Netherlands Expertise Centre for Tobacco Control, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (Trimbos Institute), da Costakade 45, Utrecht, VS 3521, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (Trimbos Institute), da Costakade 45, Utrecht, VS 3521, the Netherlands; Netherlands Expertise Centre for Tobacco Control, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Are We Justified in Introducing Carbon Monoxide Testing to Encourage Smoking Cessation in Pregnant Women? HEALTH CARE ANALYSIS 2018; 27:128-145. [DOI: 10.1007/s10728-018-0364-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bovill M, Bar-Zeev Y, Gruppetta M, Clarke M, Nicholls K, O'Mara P, Bonevski B, Reath J, Gould G. Giri-nya-la-nha (talk together) to explore acceptability of targeted smoking cessation resources with Australian Aboriginal women. Public Health 2018; 176:149-158. [PMID: 30392971 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To engage with health providers and Aboriginal women to understand what educational resources they want and need to support quit smoking attempts during pregnancy in order to develop a comprehensive evidence-based intervention. STUDY DESIGN Resources were developed in partnership with Aboriginal people, communities and academics with the aim to be inclusive of diverse communities. We then recruited Aboriginal women of various ages for yarning circles (focus groups) held in three Australian states to explore the acceptability of the resources and seeking further guidance as to the needs of Aboriginal women to support smoking cessation during pregnancy. METHODS Yarning circles were recorded and transcribed, and data were analysed independently by two researchers. Responses were coded using predetermined themes and further general inductive analysis for emergent themes. RESULTS Twenty-four Aboriginal women reflected on the resources they included: one pregnant woman, 15 mothers and eight elders. Predetermined themes of attraction, comprehension, cultural acceptability, graphics and layout, persuasion and self-efficacy were explored. Women suggested the following: resources need to be visually attractive and interactive to enhance self-efficacy; additional scientific content on health consequences of smoking and combining with non-pharmacological approaches to quitting. CONCLUSION Indigenous peoples prefer culturally targeted messages. However, developing effective Aboriginal health promotion requires more than a 'culturally appropriate' adaptation of mainstream resources. Consideration needs to be given to the diversity of Aboriginal communities when developing effective, evidence-based interventions. Aboriginal women are calling for innovative and interactive resources that enhance self-efficacy; the use of videos to explain medical and informational brochure content is well received. Requests for non-pharmacological cessation options were reported in New South Wales and Queensland and should be further explored.
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- M Bovill
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Wollotuka Institute, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- OBGYN, Clarence Specialist Clinic, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Hickey S, Roe Y, Gao Y, Nelson C, Carson A, Currie J, Reynolds M, Wilson K, Kruske S, Blackman R, Passey M, Clifford A, Tracy S, West R, Williamson D, Kosiak M, Watego S, Webster J, Kildea S. The Indigenous Birthing in an Urban Setting study: the IBUS study : A prospective birth cohort study comparing different models of care for women having Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies at two major maternity hospitals in urban South East Queensland, Australia. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2018; 18:431. [PMID: 30382852 PMCID: PMC6211601 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-018-2067-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND With persisting maternal and infant health disparities, new models of maternity care are needed to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. To date, there is limited evidence of successful and sustainable programs. Birthing on Country is a term used to describe an emerging evidence-based and community-led model of maternity care for Indigenous families; its impact requires evaluation. METHODS Mixed-methods prospective birth cohort study comparing different models of care for women having Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies at two major maternity hospitals in urban South East Queensland (2015-2019). Includes women's surveys (approximately 20 weeks gestation, 36 weeks gestation, two and six months postnatal) and infant assessments (six months postnatal), clinical outcomes and cost comparison, and qualitative interviews with women and staff. DISCUSSION This study aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, sustainability, clinical and cost-effectiveness of a Birthing on Country model of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in an urban setting. If successful, findings will inform implementation of the model with similar communities. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry # ACTRN12618001365257 . Registered 14 August 2018 (retrospectively registered).
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- Sophie Hickey
- Midwifery Research Unit, Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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- Midwifery Research Unit, Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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- Midwifery Research Unit, Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD Australia
- School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute for Urban Indigenous Health, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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- Institute for Urban Indigenous Health, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane Limited, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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- Mater Misericordia Limited, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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- Institute for Urban Indigenous Health, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane Limited, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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- Midwifery Research Unit, Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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- The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
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- Griffith University, First Peoples Health Unit Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Branch, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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- National Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing Interventions, Griffith University, Menzies Health Institute, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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- Midwifery Research Unit, Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD Australia
- School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Bobb-Semple AA, Williams AF, Boggs ME, Gold KJ. Prenatal Point-of-Care Tobacco Screening and Clinical Relationships. Ann Fam Med 2018; 16:507-514. [PMID: 30420365 PMCID: PMC6231932 DOI: 10.1370/afm.2290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Up to one-third of female smokers with Medicaid deny tobacco use during pregnancy. Point-of-care urine tests for cotinine, a tobacco metabolite, can help to identify women who may benefit from cessation counseling. We sought to evaluate patient and clinician perspectives about using such tests during prenatal care to identify smokers, with particular focus on the impact of testing on clinical relationships and the potential for tobacco cessation. METHODS We conducted 19 individual interviews and 4 focus groups with 40 pregnant or postpartum women covered by Medicaid who smoked before or during pregnancy. Patients also took the urine cotinine test and received sample results. Interviews were conducted with 20 health care practitioners. We analyzed the transcripts using an inductive approach and developed a model of how prenatal testing for cotinine could affect the patient-clinician relationship. RESULTS Patients were more likely than clinicians to believe that testing could encourage discussions on tobacco cessation but emphasized that the clinician's approach to testing was critical. Clinicians feared that testing would negatively affect relationships. CONCLUSIONS Despite having reservations, low-income patients had a surprisingly favorable view of using point-of-care urine testing to promote smoking cessation during pregnancy, which could increase the availability of cessation resources to women who do not disclose their tobacco use to clinicians.
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- Aisha A Bobb-Semple
- Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan .,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Roper L, Tran DT, Einarsdóttir K, Preen DB, Havard A. Algorithm for resolving discrepancies between claims for smoking cessation pharmacotherapies during pregnancy and smoking status in delivery records: The impact on estimates of utilisation. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0202999. [PMID: 30161203 PMCID: PMC6117013 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The linkage of routine data collections are valuable for population-based evaluation of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy in pregnancy where little is known about the utilisation or safety of these pharmacotherapies antenatally. The use of routine data collections to study smoking cessation pharmacotherapy is limited by disparities among data sources. This study developed an algorithm to resolve disparity between the evidence of pharmacotherapy utilisation for smoking cessation and the recording of smoking in pregnancy, examined its face validity and assessed the implications on estimates of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy utilisation. METHODS Perinatal records (n = 1,098,203) of women who gave birth in the Australian States of Western Australia and New South Wales (2004-2012) were linked to hospital admissions and pharmaceutical dispensing data. An algorithm, based on dispensing information about the type of smoking therapy, timing and quantity of supply reclassified certain groups of women as smoking during pregnancy. Face validity of the algorithm was tested by examining the distribution of factors associated with inaccurate recording of smoking status among women that the algorithm classified as misreporting smoking in pregnancy. Rate of utilisation among smokers, according to original and reclassified smoking status, was measured, to demonstrate the utility of the algorithm. RESULTS Smoking cessation pharmacotherapy were dispensed to 2184 women during pregnancy, of those 1013 women were originally recorded as non-smoking as per perinatal and hospital data. Application of the algorithm reclassified 730 women as smoking during pregnancy. The algorithm satisfied the test of face validity-the expected demographic factors of marriage, private hospital delivery and higher socioeconomic status, were more common in women whom the algorithm identified as misreporting their smoking status. Application of the algorithm resulted in smoking cessation pharmacotherapy utilisation estimates ranging from 2.3-3.6% of all pregnancies. CONCLUSION Researchers can use the algorithm presented herein to improve the identification of smoking among women who use cessation pharmacotherapies during pregnancy. Improved identification can improve the validity of safety analyses of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy-providing clinicians with valuable evidence to use when counselling women on the role of pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation during pregnancy.
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- Lucinda Roper
- Centre for Big Data Research in Health (CBDRH), UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Big Data Research in Health (CBDRH), UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre of Public Health Sciences and Unit for Nutrition Research, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Centre for Health Services Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Big Data Research in Health (CBDRH), UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Scherman A, Tolosa JE, McEvoy C. Smoking cessation in pregnancy: a continuing challenge in the United States. Ther Adv Drug Saf 2018; 9:457-474. [PMID: 30364850 PMCID: PMC6199686 DOI: 10.1177/2042098618775366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Despite significant population level declines, smoking during pregnancy remains a major public health issue in the United States (US). Approximately 360,000-500,000 smoke-exposed infants are born yearly, and prenatal smoking remains a leading modifiable cause of poor birth outcomes (e.g. birth < 37 gestational weeks, low birth weight, perinatal mortality). Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to be younger and from disadvantaged socioeconomic and racial and ethnic groups, with some US geographic regions reporting increased prenatal smoking rates since 2000. Such disparities in maternal prenatal smoking suggests some pregnant women face unique barriers to cessation. This paper reviews the current state and future direction of smoking cessation in pregnancy in the US. We briefly discuss the etiology of smoking addiction among women, the pathophysiology and effects of tobacco smoke exposure on pregnant women and their offspring, and the emerging issue of electronic nicotine delivery systems. Current population-based and individual smoking cessation interventions are reviewed in the context of pregnancy and barriers to cessation among US women. Finally, we consider interventions that are on the horizon and areas in need of further investigation.
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- Ashley Scherman
- Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW
Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University,
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Patton GC, Olsson CA, Skirbekk V, Saffery R, Wlodek ME, Azzopardi PS, Stonawski M, Rasmussen B, Spry E, Francis K, Bhutta ZA, Kassebaum NJ, Mokdad AH, Murray CJL, Prentice AM, Reavley N, Sheehan P, Sweeny K, Viner RM, Sawyer SM. Adolescence and the next generation. Nature 2018; 554:458-466. [PMID: 29469095 DOI: 10.1038/nature25759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Adolescent growth and social development shape the early development of offspring from preconception through to the post-partum period through distinct processes in males and females. At a time of great change in the forces shaping adolescence, including the timing of parenthood, investments in today's adolescents, the largest cohort in human history, will yield great dividends for future generations.
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- George C Patton
- The University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- The University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Deakin University Geelong, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
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- Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Nydalen, Oslo 0403, Norway.,Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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- The University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- The University of Melbourne, Department of Physiology, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- The University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Maternal and Child Health Program, International Development Discipline, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.,Wardliparingga Aboriginal Research Unit, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- Department of Demography, Cracow University of Economics, Cracow 31-510, Poland.,European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Centre for Advanced Studies, Ispra, Varese 21027, Italy
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- Victoria Institute of Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Deakin University Geelong, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- SickKids Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada.,Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98121, USA.,Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98121, USA
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98121, USA
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- MRC Unit The Gambia, Fajara, Gambia.,MRC International Nutrition Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Victoria Institute of Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- Victoria Institute of Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- UCL Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- The University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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Janevic T, Hutcheon JA, Hess N, Navin L, Howell EA, Gittens-Williams L. Evaluation of a Multilevel Intervention to Reduce Preterm Birth Among Black Women in Newark, New Jersey: A Controlled Interrupted Time Series Analysis. Matern Child Health J 2018; 22:1511-1518. [PMID: 29922937 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-018-2550-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a multilevel intervention, Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait (HBWW), in reducing preterm birth (PTB) and very preterm birth (VPTB) among black women in Newark, NJ. Methods HBWW is a program linking the local March of Dimes office, providers, community-based organizations, and public health institutions to increase uptake of evidence based preterm birth interventions. We used birth certificate data before (2009-2011) and after (2012-2015) the introduction of HBWW in Newark. We estimated differences in PTB and VPTB between these periods among black women in Newark and compared them to rate differences among black women in the rest of NJ (difference-in-differences). We used interrupted time series analysis (ITSA) to examine declines in PTB and VPTB following the introduction of HBWW controlling for secular trends. All models adjusted for maternal age, education and parity. Results PTB declined in Newark 1.1 case per 100 (95% confidence interval (CI) - 2.3, 0) and in the rest of NJ 0.5 case per 100 (- 1.4, 0.4) (difference-in-differences = 0.6 fewer cases per 100 in Newark, 95% CI - 1.6, 0.3). VPTB declined in both Newark (- 0.6 cases per 100, 95% CI - 1.0, 0) and the rest of NJ (- 0.2 cases per 100, 95% CI - 0, 0.3) (difference-in-differences = 0.4 fewer cases per 100 in Newark, 95% CI - 0.9, 0). However, using ITSA the downward VPTB trend in Newark was not different from the rest of NJ or pre-intervention trends. Conclusions for Practice Our study supports the importance of critically evaluating and advancing complex interventions to reduce PTB among black women.
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- Teresa Janevic
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Health, Department of Population Health Science & Policy, and Blavatnik Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1077, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- March of Dimes Foundation, White Plains, NY, USA
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- March of Dimes Foundation, White Plains, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Health, Department of Population Health Science & Policy, and Blavatnik Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1077, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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The application of financial incentives has proved to be a gainful treatment for cigarette smoking, yet the cost of delivering financial incentives has been a barrier to its widespread implementation. The goal of the present study is to test this treatment (with counseling) in a brief 3-week format, thereby reducing the cost. Results indicated that for one participant incentives were effective at promoting long-term abstinence from cigarette smoking. Though more research is needed, this treatment appears to be effective and can be delivered at a relatively low cost. • Financial incentives can be utilized to promote abstinence from cigarette smoking. • Regular monitoring of biomarkers of cigarette smoking is required in this treatment. • One low-cost feature of this treatment is that a participant that does not abstain from smoking does not receive incentives, as was the case for one participant in this study. • Abstinence is achieved through a combination of skill-training and reinforcing the absence cigarette smoking (differential reinforcement of other behavior; DRO).
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Emery RL. A Perspective on the Potential Associations among Impulsivity, Palatable Food Intake, and Weight Gain in Pregnancy: Arguing a Need for Future Research. CURRENT ADDICTION REPORTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s40429-018-0201-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Buchanan C, Nahhas GJ, Guille C, Cummings KM, Wheeler C, McClure EA. Tobacco Use Prevalence and Outcomes Among Perinatal Patients Assessed Through an "Opt-out" Cessation and Follow-Up Clinical Program. Matern Child Health J 2018; 21:1790-1797. [PMID: 28702864 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-017-2309-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Purpose Cigarette smoking in the perinatal period is associated with costly morbidity and mortality for mother and infant, yet many women continue to smoke throughout their pregnancy and following delivery. This report describes tobacco use prevalence among perinatal smokers identified through an "opt-out" inpatient smoking cessation clinical service. Description Adult women admitted to the peripartum, delivery, and postpartum units at a large academic hospital were screened for tobacco use. Smokers were identified through their medical record and referred to a bedside consult and follow-up using an interactive voice response (IVR) system to assess smoking up to 30 days post-discharge. Assessment Between February 2014 and March 2016, 533 (10%) current and 898 (16%) former smokers were identified out of 5649 women admitted to the perinatal units. Current smokers reported an average of 11 cigarettes per day for approximately 12 years. Only 10% reported having made a quit attempt in the past year. The majority of smokers (56%) were visited by a bedside tobacco cessation counselor during their stay and 27% were contacted through the IVR system. Those counselled in the hospital were twice as likely (RR 1.98, CI 1.04-3.78) to be abstinent from smoking using intent-to-treat analysis at any time during the 30 days post-discharge. Conclusions This opt-out service reached a highly nicotine-dependent perinatal population, many of whom were receptive to the service, and it appeared to improve abstinence rates post-discharge. Opt-out tobacco cessation services may have a significant impact on the health outcomes of this population and their children.
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- Cole Buchanan
- College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
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Bevelander KE, Herte K, Kakoulakis C, Sanguino I, Tebbe AL, Tünte MR. Eating for Two? Protocol of an Exploratory Survey and Experimental Study on Social Norms and Norm-Based Messages Influencing European Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women's Eating Behavior. Front Psychol 2018; 9:658. [PMID: 29867640 PMCID: PMC5952269 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The social context is an important factor underlying unhealthy eating behavior and the development of inappropriate weight gain. Evidence is accumulating that powerful social influences can also be used as a tool to impact people's eating behavior in a positive manner. Social norm-based messages have potential to steer people in making healthier food choices. The research field on nutritional social norms is still emerging and more research is needed to gain insights into why some people adhere to social norms whereas others do not. There are indications stemming from empirical studies on social eating behavior that this may be due to ingratiation purposes and uncertainty reduction. That is, people match their eating behavior to that of the norm set by their eating companion(s) in order to blend in and be part of the group. In this project, we explore nutritional social norms among pregnant women. This population is particularly interesting because they are often subject to unsolicited advice and experience social pressure from their environment. In addition, their pregnancy affects their body composition, eating pattern, and psychosocial status. Pregnancy provides an important window of opportunity to impact health of pregnant women and their child. Nevertheless, the field of nutritional social norms among pregnant women is understudied and more knowledge is needed on whether pregnant women use guidelines from their social environment for their own eating behavior. In this project we aim to fill this research gap by means of an exploratory survey (Study 1) assessing information about social expectations, (mis)perceived social norms and the role of different reference groups such as other pregnant women, family, and friends. In addition, we conduct an online experiment (Study 2) testing to what extent pregnant women are susceptible to social norm-based messages compared to non-pregnant women. Moreover, possible moderators are explored which might impact women's susceptibility to social norms as well as cultural aspects that co-determine which social norms and guidelines exist. The project's findings could help design effective intervention messages in promoting healthy eating behavior specifically targeted to European pregnant women.
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- Kirsten E. Bevelander
- Communication Science, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Social, Health and Organisational Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Allen A, Tosun N, Carlson S, Allen S. Postpartum Changes in Mood and Smoking-Related Symptomatology: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Investigation. Nicotine Tob Res 2018; 20:681-689. [PMID: 28575412 PMCID: PMC5934674 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntx118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Introduction Postpartum smoking relapse is a highly prevalent public health problem. Mood and breast feeding are significantly associated with smoking relapse, although less is known about the temporality of these relationships. Therefore, this study utilized ecological momentary assessments (EMA) to prospectively examine changes in mood and smoking-related symptomatology in relationship to three events-childbirth, termination of breast feeding, and smoking relapse. We expected all three events to significantly alter mood and smoking-related symptomatology. Methods We enrolled a sample of pregnant women who had recently quit smoking and intended to remain quit during the postpartum. Participants were randomized to active/placebo progesterone to prevent postpartum relapse. Participants also completed daily EMA to collect data mood and smoking-related symptomatology as well as our three events of interest. Results Participants (n = 46) were, on average, 26.5 ± 0.8 years old and, prior to pregnancy, smoked 10.1 ± 0.7 cigarettes/day. We noted a number of significant within- and between-subject relationships. For example, participants reported a 24% decline in negative affect after childbirth (p = .0016). Among those who relapsed to smoking (n = 23), participants randomized to placebo had a significant increase in cigarette craving after relapse (β = 1.06, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.62 to 1.49, p value = .0003), whereas participants randomized to active progesterone did not (β = 0.63, 95% CI = -0.35 to 1.62, p value = .1824). Conclusions These observations suggest that mood and smoking-related symptomatology are influenced by childbirth, breast feeding, smoking relapse, and use of exogenous progesterone. Future research should explore how these observations may inform novel postpartum smoking relapse-prevention interventions. Implications Postpartum smoking relapse has been a persistent public health problem for more than 40 years. Although a number of significant predictors of postpartum smoking relapse have been identified (eg, depression and breast feeding), much of these analyses have relied on cross-sectional and/or self-reported retrospective data. Therefore, for the first time, we utilized ecological momentary assessment to explore the effect of childbirth, termination of breast feeding, and smoking relapse on mood and smoking-related symptomatology (eg, craving). Numerous significant relationships were observed, including a 96% increase in craving after smoking relapse. These novel observations can inform new and effective postpartum smoking relapse-prevention programs.
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- Alicia Allen
- Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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How does a lifestyle intervention during pregnancy influence perceived barriers to leisure-time physical activity? The Norwegian fit for delivery study, a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2018; 18:127. [PMID: 29724165 PMCID: PMC5934849 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-018-1771-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To develop effective health promotional and preventive prenatal programs, it is important to understand perceived barriers to leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy, including exercise and sport participation. The aims of the present study was 1) to assess the effect of prenatal lifestyle intervention on the perceived barrier to leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy and the first year after delivery and 2) identify the most important perceived barriers to leisure-time physical activity at multiple time points during and after pregnancy. METHODS This secondary analysis was part of the Norwegian Fit for Delivery study, a combined lifestyle intervention evaluated in a blinded, randomized controlled trial. Healthy, nulliparous women with singleton pregnancy of ≤20 gestational weeks, age ≥ 18 years and body mass index ≥19 kg/m2 were recruited via healthcare clinics in southern Norway, including urban and rural settings. Participants were randomized to either twice-weekly supervised exercise sessions and nutritional counselling (n = 303) or standard prenatal care (n = 303). The principal analysis was based on the participants who completed the standardized questionnaire assessing their perceived barriers to leisure-time physical activity at inclusion (gestational week 16, n = 589) and following intervention (gestational week 36, n = 509), as well as six months (n = 470) and 12 months (n = 424) postpartum. RESULTS Following intervention (gestation week 35.4 ± 1.0), a significant between-group difference in perceived barriers to leisure-time physical activity was found with respect to time constraints: "... I do not have the time" (intervention: 22 vs. control: 38, p = 0.030), mother-child safety concerns: "... afraid to harm the baby" (intervention: 8 vs. control: 25, p = 0.002) and self-efficacy: "... I do not believe/think that I can do it" (intervention: 3 vs. control: 10, p = 0.050). No positive effect was seen at postpartum follow-up. Intrapersonal factors (lack of time, energy and interest) were the most frequently perceived barriers, and consistent over time among all participants. CONCLUSION The intervention had effect on intrapersonal perceived barriers in pregnancy, but not in the postpartum period. Perceived barriers to leisure-time physical activity were similar from early pregnancy to 12 months postpartum. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01001689 , registered July 2, 2009.
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Roberts V, Glover M, McCowan L, Walker N, Ussher M, Heke I, Maddison R. Exercise to Support Indigenous Pregnant Women to Stop Smoking: Acceptability to Māori. Matern Child Health J 2018; 21:2040-2051. [PMID: 28702867 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-017-2303-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Objectives Smoking during pregnancy is harmful for the woman and the unborn child, and the harms raise risks for the child going forward. Indigenous women often have higher rates of smoking prevalence than non-indigenous. Exercise has been proposed as a strategy to help pregnant smokers to quit. Māori (New Zealand Indigenous) women have high rates of physical activity suggesting that an exercise programme to aid quitting could be an attractive initiative. This study explored attitudes towards an exercise programme to aid smoking cessation for Māori pregnant women. Methods Focus groups with Māori pregnant women, and key stakeholder interviews were conducted. Results Overall, participants were supportive of the idea of a physical activity programme for pregnant Māori smokers to aid smoking cessation. The principal, over-arching finding, consistent across all participants, was the critical need for a Kaupapa Māori approach (designed and run by Māori, for Māori people) for successful programme delivery, whereby Māori cultural values are respected and infused throughout all aspects of the programme. A number of practical and environmental barriers to attendance were raised including: cost, the timing of the programme, accessibility, transport, and childcare considerations. Conclusions A feasibility study is needed to design an intervention following the suggestions presented in this paper with effort given to minimising the negative impact of barriers to attendance.
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- Vaughan Roberts
- National Institute for Health Innovation, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, 261 Morrin Road, Glen Innes, Auckland, 1072, New Zealand
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- School of Public Health, College of Health, Massey University, Albany Highway, Albany, Auckland, 0632, New Zealand
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- Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, 261 Morrin Road, Glen Innes, Auckland, 1072, New Zealand
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- National Institute for Health Innovation, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, 261 Morrin Road, Glen Innes, Auckland, 1072, New Zealand
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- Population Health Research Institute, St. George's University of London, London, UK
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- Toi Tangata, 115 Newton Road, Eden Terrace, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- National Institute for Health Innovation, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, 261 Morrin Road, Glen Innes, Auckland, 1072, New Zealand. .,Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia.
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Ibarra JL, Agas JM, Lee M, Pan JL, Buttenheim AM. Comparison of Online Survey Recruitment Platforms for Hard-to-Reach Pregnant Smoking Populations: Feasibility Study. JMIR Res Protoc 2018; 7:e101. [PMID: 29661751 PMCID: PMC5928332 DOI: 10.2196/resprot.8071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Recruiting hard-to-reach populations for health research is challenging. Web-based platforms offer one way to recruit specific samples for research purposes, but little is known about the feasibility of online recruitment and the representativeness and comparability of samples recruited through different Web-based platforms. Objective The objectives of this study were to determine the feasibility of recruiting a hard-to-reach population (pregnant smokers) using 4 different Web-based platforms and to compare participants recruited through each platform. Methods A screener and survey were distributed online through Qualtrics Panel, Soapbox Sample, Reddit, and Amazon Mechanical Turk (mTurk). Descriptive statistics were used to summarize results of each recruitment platform, including eligibility yield, quality yield, income, race, age, and gestational age. Results Of the 3847 participants screened for eligibility across all 4 Web-based platforms, 535 were eligible and 308 completed the survey. Amazon mTurk yielded the fewest completed responses (n=9), 100% (9/9) of which passed several quality metrics verifying pregnancy and smoking status. Qualtrics Panel yielded 14 completed responses, 86% (12/14) of which passed the quality screening. Soapbox Sample produced 107 completed surveys, 67% (72/107) of which were found to be quality responses. Advertising through Reddit produced the highest completion rate (n=178), but only 29.2% (52/178) of those surveys passed the quality metrics. We found significant differences in eligibility yield, quality yield, age, number of previous pregnancies, age of smoking initiation, current smokers, race, education, and income (P<.001). Conclusions Although each platform successfully recruited pregnant smokers, results varied in quality, cost, and percentage of complete responses. Moving forward, investigators should pay careful attention to the percentage yield and cost of online recruitment platforms to maximize internal and external validity.
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- Jose Luis Ibarra
- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Riaz M, Lewis S, Naughton F, Ussher M. Predictors of smoking cessation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction 2018; 113:610-622. [PMID: 29235189 DOI: 10.1111/add.14135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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AIM To identify factors found in the research literature to be associated with smoking cessation in pregnancy. METHODS Electronic searches of the bibliographic databases of PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Elsevier, Scopus and ISI Web of Science were conducted to April 2017. All studies reporting factors associated with smoking cessation or continuing smoking during pregnancy were included and reviewed systematically, irrespective of study design. The Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale was used to assess the study quality. The DerSimonian & Laird random-effects model was used to conduct meta-analyses, and where effect estimates were reported for factors included in at least three studies. RESULTS Fifty-four studies, including 505 584 women globally who smoked before pregnancy, 15 clinical trials and 40 observational studies, were included in the review and 36 (65.5%) were considered to be of high quality. This review identified 11 socio-demographic, seven socially related, 19 smoking behaviour-related, five pregnancy-related, six health-related and six psychological factors that were associated significantly with smoking cessation during pregnancy. The most frequently observed significant factors associated with cessation were: higher level of education, pooled odds ratio (OR), 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.16 (1.80-2.84), higher socio-economic status: 1.97 (1.20-3.24), overseas maternal birth: 2.00 (1.40-2.84), Medicaid coverage or private insurance: 1.54 (1.29-1.85), living with partner or married: 1.49 (1.38-1.61), partner/other members of the household do not smoke: 0.42 (0.35-0.50), lower heaviness of smoking index score: 0.45 (0.27-0.77, lower baseline cotinine level: 0.78 (0.64-0.94), low exposure to second-hand smoking: 0.45 (0.20-1.02), not consuming alcohol before and/or during pregnancy: 2.03 (1.47-2.80), primiparity: 1.85 (1.68-2.05), planned breastfeeding:1.99 (1.94-2.05), perceived adequate pre-natal care: 1.74 (1.38-2.19), no depression: 2.65 (1.62-4.30) and low stress during pregnancy: 0.58 (0.44-0.77). CONCLUSION A wide range of socio-demographics, relationship, social, smoking-related, pregnancy-related, health and psychological factors have been found to predict smoking cessation in pregnancy.
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- Muhammad Riaz
- College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Division of Epidemiology and Public Health and UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Population Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK
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van der Hulst M, de Groot MW, de Graaf JP, Kok R, Prinzie P, Burdorf A, Bertens LCM, Steegers EAP. Targeted social care for highly vulnerable pregnant women: protocol of the Mothers of Rotterdam cohort study. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e020199. [PMID: 29549208 PMCID: PMC5857660 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Social vulnerability is known to be related to ill health. When a pregnant woman is socially vulnerable, the ill health does not only affect herself, but also the health and development of her (unborn) child. To optimise care for highly vulnerable pregnant women, in Rotterdam, a holistic programme was developed in close collaboration between the university hospital, the local government and a non-profit organisation. This programme aims to organise social and medical care from pregnancy until the second birthday of the child, while targeting adult and child issues simultaneously. In 2014, a pilot in the municipality of Rotterdam demonstrated the significance of this holistic approach for highly vulnerable pregnant women. In the 'Mothers of Rotterdam' study, we aim to prospectively evaluate the effectiveness of the holistic approach, referred to as targeted social care. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The Mothers of Rotterdam study is a pragmatic prospective cohort study planning to include 1200 highly vulnerable pregnant women for the comparison between targeted social care and care as usual. Effectiveness will be compared on the following outcomes: (1) child development (does the child show adaptive development at year 1?) and (2) maternal mental health (is maternal distress reduced at the end of the social care programme?). Propensity scores will be used to correct for baseline differences between both social care programmes. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The prospective cohort study was approved by the Erasmus Medical Centre Ethics Committee (ref. no. MEC-2016-012) and the first results of the study are expected to be available in the second half of 2019 through publication in peer-reviewed international journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NTR6271; Pre-results.
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- Marije van der Hulst
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Green TL, Bodas MV, Jones HA, Masho SW, Hagiwara N. Disparities in Self-Reported Prenatal Counseling: Does Immigrant Status Matter? J Community Health 2018. [PMID: 29516385 DOI: 10.1007/s10900-018-0495-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Immigrant women face unique barriers to prenatal care access and patient-provider communication. Yet, few prior studies have examined U.S.-born/immigrant differences in the content of care. The purpose of this study was to investigate the roles of immigrant status, English proficiency and race/ethnicity on the receipt of self-reported prenatal counseling using nationally representative data. We used data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (N ≈ 8100). We investigated differences in self-reported prenatal counseling by immigrant status, English proficiency, and race/ethnicity using logistic regression. Counseling topics included diet, smoking, drinking, medication use, breastfeeding, baby development and early labor. In additional analyses, we separately examined these relationships among Hispanic, Mexican and Non-Hispanic (NH) Asian women. Neither immigrant status nor self-reported English proficiency was associated with prenatal counseling. However, we found that being interviewed in a language other than English language by ECLS-B surveyors was positively associated with counseling on smoking (OR, 2.599; 95% CI, 1.229-5.495) and fetal development (OR, 2.408; 95% CI, 1.052-5.507) among Asian women. Race/ethnicity was positively associated with counseling, particularly among NH black and Hispanic women. There is little evidence of systematic overall differences in self-reported prenatal counseling between U.S.-born and immigrant mothers. Future research should investigate disparities in pregnancy-related knowledge among racial/ethnic subgroups.
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- Tiffany L Green
- Department of Health Behavior and Policy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, 830 East Main Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, USA.
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- Department of Health Behavior and Policy, VCU School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
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Campbell KA, Fergie L, Coleman-Haynes T, Cooper S, Lorencatto F, Ussher M, Dyas J, Coleman T. Improving Behavioral Support for Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy: What Are the Barriers to Stopping and Which Behavior Change Techniques Can Influence These? Application of Theoretical Domains Framework. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:E359. [PMID: 29462994 PMCID: PMC5858428 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15020359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Behavioral support interventions are used to help pregnant smokers stop; however, of those tested, few are proven effective. Systematic research developing effective pregnancy-specific behavior change techniques (BCTs) is ongoing. This paper reports contributory work identifying potentially-effective BCTs relative to known important barriers and facilitators (B&Fs) to smoking cessation in pregnancy; to detect priority areas for BCTs development. A Nominal Group Technique with cessation experts (n = 12) elicited an expert consensus on B&Fs most influencing women's smoking cessation and those most modifiable through behavioral support. Effective cessation interventions in randomized trials from a recent Cochrane review were coded into component BCTs using existing taxonomies. B&Fs were categorized using Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) domains. Matrices, mapping BCT taxonomies against TDF domains, were consulted to investigate the extent to which BCTs in existing interventions target key B&Fs. Experts ranked "smoking a social norm" and "quitting not a priority" as most important barriers and "desire to protect baby" an important facilitator to quitting. From 14 trials, 23 potentially-effective BCTs were identified (e.g., information about consequences). Most B&Fs fell into "Social Influences", "Knowledge", "Emotions" and "Intentions" TDF domains; few potentially-effective BCTs mapped onto every TDF domain. B&Fs identified by experts as important to cessation, are not sufficiently targeted by BCT's currently within interventions for smoking cessation in pregnancy.
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- Katarzyna A Campbell
- Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham, Room 1406, Tower Building, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
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- Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham, Room 1406, Tower Building, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
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- Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham, Room 1406, Tower Building, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
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- Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham, Room 1406, Tower Building, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
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- Centre for Behaviour Change, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK.
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- Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's University of London, London, UK and Institute of Social Marketing, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland, UK.
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- Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham, Room 1406, Tower Building, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
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- Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham, Room 1406, Tower Building, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
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van de Beek C, Hoek A, Painter RC, Gemke RJBJ, van Poppel MNM, Geelen A, Groen H, Willem Mol B, Roseboom TJ. Women, their Offspring and iMproving lifestyle for Better cardiovascular health of both (WOMB project): a protocol of the follow-up of a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e016579. [PMID: 29371262 PMCID: PMC5786127 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Women, their Offspring and iMproving lifestyle for Better cardiovascular health of both (WOMB) project is the follow-up of the LIFEstyle study, a randomised controlled trial in obese infertile women, and investigates the effects of a preconception lifestyle intervention on later health of women (WOMB women) and their children (WOMB kids). METHODS AND ANALYSIS Obese infertile women, aged between 18 and 39 years, were recruited in 23 Dutch fertility clinics between June 2009 and June 2012. The 284 women allocated to the intervention group received a 6-month structured lifestyle programme. The 280 women in the control group received infertility care as usual. 4 to 7 years after inclusion in the trial, all women (n=564) and children conceived during the trial (24 months after randomisation) (n=305 singletons and age 3-5 years) will be approached to participate in this follow-up study (starting in 2015). The main focus of outcome will be cardiovascular health, but the dataset comprises a wide range of physical and mental health measures, diet and physical activity measures, child growth and development measures, biological samples and genetic and epigenetic information. The follow-up assessment consists of three stages that take place between 2016 and 2018, and includes (online) questionnaires, accelerometry and physical and behavioural measurements in a mobile research vehicle. A subsample of 100 women and 100 children are planned for cardiac ultrasound measurements. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The protocol of this follow-up study is approved by the local medical ethics committee (University Medical Centre Groningen). Study findings of the WOMB project will be widely disseminated to the scientific community, healthcare professionals, policy makers, future parents and general public. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER The original LIFEstyle study is registered at The Netherlands Trial Registry (number 1530).
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- Cornelieke van de Beek
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Institute of Sport Science, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Robinson Institute, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Division of women and babies, The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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A Novel Approach to Transforming Smoking Cessation Practice for Pregnant Aboriginal Women and Girls Living in the Pilbara. Healthcare (Basel) 2018; 6:healthcare6010010. [PMID: 29360761 PMCID: PMC5872217 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare6010010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Tobacco smoking during pregnancy contributes to a range of adverse perinatal outcomes; but is a potentially modifiable behavior. In Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women face a range of barriers that hinder; rather than support smoking cessation. Few smoking cessation programs consider the broader social determinants of women’s lives; the gendered nature of these or the complexities which impinge on behavior change in the presence of social and economic disadvantage and substantial individual and intergenerational trauma. Drawing on the salient gender and trauma-informed literature this paper describes the rationale underpinning formative research which will inform the design of a localized, culturally meaningful smoking cessation program for Aboriginal women living in the Hedland and Western Desert communities of the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. We contend that a women-centered, trauma-informed approach to smoking cessation has much to offer those seeking to address this critical public health issue
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