Addressing smoking during pregnancy:The challenge to start from the woman's view

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The aim of this thesis has been to increase understanding on the process of smoking cessation during pregnancy from the perspective of learning. The smoking pattern before and after pregnancy related to health, Sense of Coherence (SOC) and social issues was studied among all pregnant women in south-east Skåne during the period March 1994 to August 1995. They were asked to fill in a questionnaire during the first visit to antenatal care and to answer some short questions in an interview after pregnancy. The critical point for change in smoking was when the woman became aware of her pregnancy. Women who were smokers at the time of conception declined from 30.9% to 19.3% at the time of the first visit to antenatal care. Depending on their smoking habits, the women were categorised as Non-smokers, Quitters, Decreasers, Relapsers and Continuers. In a general population the level of SOC was lower than among these pregnant women, which indicates a high level of motivation for change. Smoking

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