Status: Getting worse
Most Recent Data:
19.7
percent
(2022)
Target:
24.4
percent
Desired Direction:
Increase desired
Baseline:
20.2
percent of females reported smoking cessation during pregnancy (i.e., they had smoked in their first or second trimesters but reported no smoking in their third trimester) in 2018
Increase smoking cessation success during pregnancy among females
Summary
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of pregnancy complications, preterm delivery, and low birth weight in infants. Health care providers can increase the chance that pregnant women will quit smoking by asking them about tobacco use, advising them to quit, and providing counseling and medication.
Topics: Tobacco Use, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women
Workgroup: Tobacco Use Workgroup
