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The Importance of Social Networks on Smoking: Perspectives of Women Who Quit Smoking During Pregnancy

Abstract  

While up to 45% of women quit smoking during pregnancy, nearly 80% return to smoking within a year after delivery. Interventions
to prevent relapse have had limited success. The study objective was to understand what influences return to smoking after
pregnancy among women who quit smoking during pregnancy, with a focus on the role of social networks. We conducted in-depth,
semi-structured interviews during the postpartum hospital stay with women who quit smoking while pregnant. Over 300 pages
of transcripts were analyzed using qualitative methods to identify common themes. Respondents [n = 24] were predominately
white (63%), had at least some college education (54%) and a mean age of 26 years (range = 18–36). When reflecting on the
experience of being a smoker who quit smoking during pregnancy, all participants emphasized the importance of their relationships
with other smokers and the changes in these relationships that ensued once they quit smoking. Three common themes were: (1)
being enmeshed in social networks with prominent smoking norms (2) being tempted to smoke by members of their social networks,
and (3) changing relationships with the smokers in their social networks as a result of their non-smoking status. We found
that women who quit smoking during pregnancy found themselves confronted by a change in their social network since most of
those in their social network were smokers. For this reason, smoking cessation interventions may be most successful if they
help women consider restructuring or reframing their social network.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Pages 1-7
  • DOI 10.1007/s10995-011-0896-4
  • Authors
    • Stephanie N. Nguyen, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
    • Isabelle Von Kohorn, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
    • Dena Schulman-Green, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Eve R. Colson, Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, P.O. Box 208064, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    • Journal Maternal and Child Health Journal
    • Online ISSN 1573-6628
    • Print ISSN 1092-7875
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 10/15/2011 | Link to this post on IFP |
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