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Author: Scheuermann, Taneisha
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1. Saint Onge, Jarron
Smith, Sarah
Scheuermann, Taneisha
Pre- and Post-Natal Maternal Smoking Trajectories: The Role of Multiple Health Behaviors and Behavioral-Risk Profiles
Presented: Denver CO, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2018
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): Modeling, Latent Class Analysis/Latent Transition Analysis; Obesity; Pre/post Natal Behavior; Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcomes; Smoking (see Cigarette Use); Substance Use

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Pregnancy is an important intervention point for improving health behaviors, as mothers commonly receive a range of health recommendations. While most women reduce health compromising behaviors during pregnancy, many return to risky behaviors postpartum. We use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 Cohort (n = 1,476) to estimate latent cigarette smoking trajectories over the period of 1997-2013. First, we identify four common smoking trajectories over the course of pregnancy, including pregnancy-related reducers, long-term reducers, and chronic smokers. Next, we use Latent Class Analysis to group prenatal behavior risk factors (i.e., binge drinking, marijuana, drugs, and obesity) into meaningful health lifestyle classes. Finally, we find that both individual health behaviors and the identified health classes have strong, relationships with smoking trajectories. Results provide strong evidence for the importance of the prenatal period in future smoking patterns and suggest the importance of a multi-behavioral approach to health promotion.
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Saint Onge, Jarron, Sarah Smith and Taneisha Scheuermann. "Pre- and Post-Natal Maternal Smoking Trajectories: The Role of Multiple Health Behaviors and Behavioral-Risk Profiles." Presented: Denver CO, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2018.