Resumen de Social factors, psychopathology, and maternal smoking during pregnancy.

Stephen E Gilman, Joshua Breslau, S. V. Subramanian, Brian Hitsman, Karestan Koenen

• We investigated the relative importance of sociodemographic factors and psychiatric disorders for smoking among 453 pregnant women in the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Women with less than a high school education and those with current-year nicotine dependence had the highest risk of smoking (90.5%), compared with women with a college degree and without nicotine dependence (3.9%). More effective and accessible interventions for nicotine dependence among pregnant smokers are needed.;