Introduction Our objective was to use meta-analytic techniques to assess the strength of the
overall relationship and role of potential moderators in the association between smoking …

Introduction The objective of this systematic review is to describe polysubstance studies and
their prevalence estimates among pregnant people in the US. Methods This review was not …

Importance Improving birth outcomes for low-income mothers is a public health priority.
Intensive nurse home visiting has been proposed as an intervention to improve these …

The objective of this study was to identify distinct trajectories and their predictors of health-
related quality of life (HRQOL) of women during pregnancy in a prospective mother and …

Epidemiologic studies have reported an association between depression and continuing
smoking during pregnancy. However, differences in study design and methodology …

Alcohol and tobacco use during pregnancy are among the strongest and most preventable
risk factors for adverse neonatal health outcomes, but few developmentally sensitive …

Tobacco use is a leading cause of death and of poor pregnancy outcome in many countries.
While tobacco use is decreasing in many high-income countries, it is increasing in many low …

Background: Smoking during pregnancy is one of the most modifiable risk factor for poor
birth outcomes. This study assesses the prevalence and correlates of smoking during …

Prenatal tobacco exposure (PTE) and prenatal stress exposure (PSE) both have been linked
to externalizing behavior, although their effects generally have been considered in isolation …

Women who are generally part of socially disadvantaged and economically marginalized
groups are especially susceptible to smoking during pregnancy but smoking rates are …