National Estimates of e-Cigarette Use Among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women of Reproductive Age in the United States, 2014-2017

Menée aux Etats-Unis à partir des données de l'enquête "National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)", cette étude estime la prévalence de l'utilisation des cigarettes électroniques et classiques chez les femmes âgées de 18 à 44 ans, enceintes ou non

Résumé en anglais

Pregnant women and developing fetuses are vulnerable to exposure to tobacco products. Some animal studies have shown that maternal use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) adversely affects offspring’s lung development and cognitive function. There is an urgent need for clinical and epidemiologic studies of e-cigarette use during pregnancy. Estimating the prevalence of e-cigarette use among pregnant women is critical to inform future research and policy. Previous studies have reported national prevalence of e-cigarette use among general adult populations. However, less is known about e-cigarette use in pregnant women. We used nationally representative data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to estimate the prevalence of e-cigarette and conventional cigarette use among pregnant women and nonpregnant women aged 18 to 44 years in the United States.