Skip to main content
×
×
Home

Smoking and alcohol consumption by Flemish pregnant women, 1966–83

  • E. Lodewijckx (a1) and V. De Groof (a2)
Summary

Between 1966 and 1983 the percentage of women who smoked or consumed alcohol during pregnancy increased considerably. Tobacco use was negatively, and alcohol consumption positively, correlated with the mother's level of education. Markedly more adolescents than older women smoked during pregnancy. Beer, wine and liquor consumption were highest among older pregnant women. The majority of women did not alter their smoking and drinking behaviour during their successive pregnancies.

Copyright
References
Hide All
Abel, E. L. (1980) Smoking during pregnancy: a review of effects on growth and development of offspring. Hum. Biol. 52, 593.
Abel, E. L. (1984) Smoking and Reproduction: an Annotated Bibliography. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Cliquet, R. L. (1983) Fertility Behaviour in Flanders. An Overview of Two Decades of Systematic Research Efforts. Werkdocument no. 7, CBGS, Brussels.
Debusschere, R. (1985) De Enquête Gezinsontwikkeling in Vlaanderen, 1982–1983. Werkdocument no. 16, CBGS, Brussels.
De Jonge, G. A. & Van Der Klaauw, M. N. (1982) De frequentie van roken voor, tijdens en na de zwangerschap. Ned. Tijdschr. Geneesk. 126, 1537.
Essenberg, J. M., Schwind, J. V. & Patras, B. (1940) The effects of nicotine and cigarette smoke on pregnant female albino rats and their offsprings. J. lab. clin. Med. 25, 708.
Fleig, C. (1908) Influence de la fumée de tabac et de la nicotine sur la développement de l'organisme. C. r. Séanc. Soc. Biol. 64, 683.
Guillain, G. & Gy, G. (1907) Recherches experimentales sur l'influence de l'intoxication tabagique sur la gestation. C. r. Séanc. Soc. Biol. 63, 583.
Harlap, S. & Shiono, P. H. (1980) Alcohol, smoking and incidence of spontaneous abortions in the first and second trimester. Lancet, ii, 173.
Jacobson, B. (1986) Beating the Ladykillers. Women and Smoking. Pluto Press, Cox & Wyman, Reading.
Johnson, S. F., McCarter, R. J. & Ferencz, C. (1987) Changes in alcohol, cigarette, and recreational drug use during pregnancy: implications for intervention. Am. J. Epidemiol. 126, 695.
Jones, K. & Smith, D. (1975) The fetal alcohol syndrome. Teratology, 12, 1.
Jones, K., Smith, D., Ulleland, C., Streissguth, A. & Myrianthopoulos, N. C. (1973) Pattern of malformation in offspring of chronic alcoholic mothers. Lancet, ii, 1267.
Joossens, L. (1987) De Evolutie van het Rookgedrag in België tot 1 September 1987. Reeks Sociologische Studies, OIVO, Brussels.
Kleinman, J. C. & Kopstein, A. (1987) Smoking during pregnancy, 1967–80. Am. J. publ. Hlth, 77, 823.
Levy, E. & Fagnaui, F. (1981) Analyse des Stratégies Actuelles ou Envisageables de la Lutte Antitabagique dans les Pays de la Communauté Européenne. Commission des Communautes Européennes. Direction Général de l'Emploi et des Affaires Sociales, Brussels.
Little, R., Mandell, W. & Schultz, F. (1977) Consequences of retrospective measurement of alcohol consumption. J. Stud. Alcohol, 38, 1777.
Lowe, C. R. (1959) Effect of mothers' smoking habits on birth weight of their children. Br. med. J. 2, 673.
Marbury, M. C., Linn, S. & Monson, R. (1983) The association of alcohol consumption with outcome of pregnancy. Am. J. publ. Hlth. 3, 1165.
McFall, R. M. (1978) Smoking cessation research. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 76, 703.
Orleans, C. S. & Shipley, R. H. (1982) Assessment in smoking cessation research: some practical guidelines. In: Assessment Strategies in Behavioral Medicine. Edited by Keefe, J. F. & Blumenthal, A.. Grune & Stratton, New York.
Pechacek, T. F., Fox, B. H., Murray, D. M. & Luepker, R. V. (1984) Review of techniques for measurement of smoking behavior. In: Behavioral Health. A Handbook of Health Enhancement and Disease Prevention. Edited by Matarazzo, J. D.et al. Wiley, New York.
Rush, D. & Cassano, P. (1983) Relationship of cigarette smoking and social class to birth weight and perinatal mortality among all births in Britain, 5–11 April 1970. J. Epidemiol. commun. Hlth. 37, 249.
Schoeneck, F. J. (1941) Cigarette smoking in pregnancy. NY State J. Med. 41, 1945.
Simpson, W. J. (1957) A preliminary report of cigarette smoking and the incidence of prematurity. Am. J. Obstet. Gynec. 73, 808.
Surgeon General (1980) Report on Smoking and Health: the Health Consequences of Smoking for Women. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC.
Surgeon General (1981) Advice on alcohol and pregnancy. FDA Drug Bull. 11, 9.
Test Aankoop (1988) Dossier: zwangerschap en bevallen in Vlaanderen. Test aankoop, 304, 4.
Van Reek, J. (1985) Smoking behaviour in the Netherlands. A striking decrease between 1958–82. Hygie, 4, 19.
Willson, J. R. (1942) The effect of nicotine on lactation in white mice. Am. J. Obstet. Gynec. 43, 839.
Wright, J. T., Barrison, I. G., Lewis, I. G., MacRae, K. D., Waterson, E. J., Toplis, P. J., Gordon, M. G., Morris, N. F. & Murray-Lyon, I. M. (1983) Alcohol consumption, pregnancy, and low birthweight. Lancet, i, 663.
Recommend this journal

Email your librarian or administrator to recommend adding this journal to your organisation's collection.

Journal of Biosocial Science
  • ISSN: 0021-9320
  • EISSN: 1469-7599
  • URL: /core/journals/journal-of-biosocial-science
Please enter your name
Please enter a valid email address
Who would you like to send this to? *
×

Metrics

Full text views

Total number of HTML views: 0
Total number of PDF views: 6 *
Loading metrics...

Abstract views

Total abstract views: 90 *
Loading metrics...

* Views captured on Cambridge Core between September 2016 - 12th June 2018. This data will be updated every 24 hours.