HealthDay (8/14, Preidt) reports that research suggests “smoking during pregnancy is on the rise among American women with depression.” Investigators looked at data on approximately “8,500 mothers-to-be who took part in an annual government health survey.” The data showed “a 2.5 percent rise in smoking rates among pregnant women with depression between 2002 and 2014.” The findings were published online in the October issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
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— “Smoking on the Rise Among Pregnant Women With Depression,” Robert Preidt, HealthDay, August 14, 2017.