• Am J Prev Med · May 2024

    Gestational Weight Gain Among Urban and Rural Pregnant Individuals Who Smoke or Quit Smoking.

    • Kinsey Pebley, Asal Pilehvari, Rebecca A Krukowski, and Melissa A Little.
    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Electronic address: pebley@musc.edu.
    • Am J Prev Med. 2024 May 1; 66 (5): 888893888-893.

    IntroductionApproximately 7.2% of individuals in the U.S. smoke during pregnancy, and cessation is associated with excessive gestational weight gain (GWG). Weight gain is a common reason for not quitting smoking or relapsing. The current study aimed to characterize who is at risk for excessive GWG and determine the moderating effect of rurality given the higher smoking rates and lower access to healthcare services in these areas.MethodsData from the Virginia Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS; years 2009-2020) were used to assess the association between participant characteristics, smoking behaviors, and rurality by excessive GWG status in 2023.ResultsAlmost half (44.0%) of participants experienced excessive GWG; 9.8% of participants quit smoking while 6.9% continued smoking. Respondents who quit during pregnancy had higher odds of excessive GWG than non-smoking respondents (OR=1.83, 95% CI: [1.24, 2.71]). Among those who were non-smoking, respondents in rural areas, compared to urban areas, had a higher probability of experiencing excessive GWG (0.46 vs 0.44, p<0.001). For those who quit smoking (0.60 vs 0.41, p<0.001) or continued to smoke during pregnancy (0.46 vs 0.33, p<0.001), urban residence was associated with a higher likelihood of excessive GWG compared to rural residence.ConclusionsSmoking cessation and weight management during pregnancy are critical to promoting infant and maternal health. Targeted interventions combining weight management and smoking cessation have been successful among the general population and could be adapted for pregnant individuals who smoke to facilitate cessation and healthy GWG in both urban and rural areas.Copyright © 2023 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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