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Review
. 2004 Jul;7(3):155-66.
doi: 10.1007/s00737-004-0050-z. Epub 2004 Apr 16.

Do changes in mood and concerns about weight relate to smoking relapse in the postpartum period?

M D Levine  1 , M D Marcus
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Do changes in mood and concerns about weight relate to smoking relapse in the postpartum period?

M D Levine et al. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2004 Jul.

Abstract

The majority of women who quit smoking during pregnancy will resume smoking during the postpartum period. Little is known, however, about the predictors of postpartum relapses to smoking. Changes in mood and increases in concerns about weight are common during the postpartum period, and these factors may affect women's postpartum smoking behavior. In this paper, we present a model of the relationship among mood, weight concerns and postpartum smoking. Data from previous postpartum relapse prevention trials are reviewed and evidence of a connection between changes in mood and weight concerns to postpartum relapse is presented. Directions for future research on the prevention of smoking relapses during the postpartum period, and the roles of mood and weight concerns in smoking relapse are presented.

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Comment in

  • Smoking cessation in pregnancy.
    Sit DK, Wisner KL. Sit DK, et al. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2004 Jul;7(3):211-2. doi: 10.1007/s00737-004-0052-x. Epub 2004 Jun 17. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2004. PMID: 15241667 No abstract available.

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