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Friday, July 13, 2007
Smoking/Drinking Habits Related to Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnant Aborigines
Fan-Hao Chou, RN, PhD1, Mei-Sang Yang, PhD1, and Shih-Hsien Kuo, RPh, PhD2. (1) School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, (2) Basic Medical Science Education Center, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, Taiwan
| Learning Objective #1: know the association among smoking, drinking and pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting. |
| Learning Objective #2: know the prevalence of maternal smoking and drinking in Taiwanese aboriginal women. |
Objective: To investigate the association among smoking, drinking and pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting in Taiwanese aboriginal women. Design: A cross-sectional survey was conducted. Sample and measurements: A total of 901 aboriginal women were recruited into this study from ten hospitals and completed a structured questionnaire about demographic and obstetric information, smoking history, and alcohol drinking habits. Results: The prevalence of maternal smoking and drinking were 22.8% (n = 201) and 31.9% (n = 287) respectively. Multiple logistic regression controlled by age in years showed that the amount of more than ‘10’ cigarettes per day before and during pregnancy were two risk factors for pregnancy- related nausea and vomiting (AORs = 1.74 and 2.77, respectively). The amount of smoking indicated that more than ‘10’ cigarettes per day showed significant risk for N/V. Conclusions: Smoking is related, in a dose-response effect, to pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting. Reducing the amount of cigarettes could decrease the risk of N/V and further decrease adverse pregnancy and birth outcome. Further research could determine the additive effects of smoking, drinking, and N/V on adverse pregnancy and birth outcome.