Research and analysis

Characteristics of women who stop smoking in pregnancy

Experimental analysis of data from the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS), April 2018 to March 2019.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 23 September 2021

Applies to England

Documents

Analysis characteristics of women who stop smoking in pregnancy, MSDS 2018 to 2019

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GOV-9722

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Supporting tables - analysis characteristics of women who stop smoking in pregnancy, MSDS 2018 to 2019

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Details

Experimental analysis of the characteristics of women who stop smoking in pregnancy based on data from the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS) for the financial year April 2018 to March 2019 for babies born to women who were resident in England. It presents information about the woman’s self-reported smoking status before pregnancy, at booking and at delivery, collected by services when women book to receive maternity services (the ‘maternity booking appointment’) and at delivery. The analysis examines the smoking habits of women with different characteristics including:

• age, ethnicity, deprivation and employment
• region
• complex social factors
• substance and alcohol use
• whether a woman is booking within 10 completed weeks of pregnancy
• whether it is a first or subsequent pregnancy

The analysis can be used to inform population-level stop smoking campaigns aimed at women who are planning a pregnancy and to inform the targeting of stop smoking services for pregnant women.

Published 23 September 2021