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Washington D.C. [USA]: Pregnant women are more likely to smoke if they live in areas with cigarette sales, depending on a new study.
Conducted by researchers at the University of Edinburgh, the findings appeared in the journal Tobacco Control.
Pregnant women living in Scottish neighborhoods with the highest availability of tobacco products.
The team examined maternity records – which include details of expectant mothers' smoking behavior – for the more than 700,000 births in Scotland between 2000 and 2015.
The data was analyzed in tandem with information on the tobacco outlets in Scotland. Researchers found that the risk of women smoking during a pregnancy has increased with the availability of tobacco products.
Limiting the supply of tobacco – 15 per cent of whom smoke – and throughout the population in Scotland, the team says.
Restricting the supply of tobacco in the country, researchers said. Previous work by the team has shown that the highest levels of tobacco availability in the most deprived areas.
Dr. Tom Clemens, lead author of the study, said, "Smoking during pregnancy is a critically important public health issue with lasting impacts for both mother and child. order to reduce the prevalence of smoking. "
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