Research Article

Smoking Behaviour before, during, and after Pregnancy: The Effect of Breastfeeding

Table 2

Smoking behaviour description before, during, and after pregnancy.

No. of cigarettesSmoking before pregnancy
𝑛
Quit during pregnancy
𝑁 (weighted %)
Weighted % relapse (% relapse among breastfeeding women)
within 3 monthswithin 6 monthswithin 12 months

5 209173 (84.7)11.5 (4.0)21.2 (6.5)24.5 (11.8)
6–10187127 (65.2)21.5 (12.4)33.6 (16.9)33.8 (25.3)
>1018497 (55.2)26.6 (15.3)41.5 (23.3)43.3 (27.7)
Total580397 (68.7)18.5 (9.5)30.3 (14.3)32.3 (21.1)