Newly-defined Factors May Prevent Postpartum Smoking Relapse
Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 10:21
in Health & Medicine
Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, half resume the habit within a few months of giving birth. By shedding light on the factors that enable the other half to put down that cigarette for good, a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill could lead to programs designed to help women quit and stay quit.