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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2025). Australia's mothers and babies. . Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/australias-mothers-babies


Barnes, L. A. J., Longman, J., Gersh, V. L., Druitt, S., Bonevski, B., Paul, C., Adams, C. and Passey, M. (2025). Australian women's perspectives on preventing postpartum relapse or quitting smoking or vaping in the postpartum year. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41189413


Breunis, L. J., Meijer, E., de Jong-Potjer, L. C., Been, J. V., Steegers, E. A. P., Gebhardt, W. A. and de Kroon, M. L. A. (2025). Non-smoker and smoker identity related to mother-identity among (pre)pregnant women before and after participating in a smoking cessation intervention. Matern Health Neonatol Perinatol, 1, 40. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41214821


Campbell, K. A., Clark, M. M., Montgomery, A. A., Partlett, C., Dickinson, A., Bradshaw, L., Jones, M., Huang, Y., Aveyard, P., Jiang, Y., Holmes, C. M. and Coleman, T. (2025). Smoking, nicotine and pregnancy 3 (SNAP3) trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of enhanced support and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) offered for preloading, lapse recovery and smoking reduction in pregnancy. BMJ Open, 11, e109568. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41238357


Koch, A., Wyssen, A., Haupt, C., Hammelbeck, J., van Dorland, H. A., Fluck, C. E., Latzin, P., Saner, C., Jakob, J., Kaess, M. and Kopp, M. V. (2025). Early Life Intervention in Paediatrics Supported by E-Health (ELIPSE)-a coaching app for parents to reduce obesity and second-hand smoke exposure in children: study protocols for two parallel-group randomised controlled trials. Trials, 1, 520. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41254719


Tatton, C. and Melendez-Torres, G. J. (2025). Are psychosocial smoking cessation interventions delivered in pregnancy equally effective? A systematic review, meta-analysis and equity analysis of moderation analyses in randomized controlled trials. J Behav Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41243073


Ahmed, S. D., Petersen, A. B., Nelson, A. P., Martinez, M., Shavlik, D., Oshiro, B. T. and Singh, P. N. (2025). Real-world effectiveness of a community-based multicomponent maternal smoking cessation program in preventing low birthweight deliveries: Findings from the CTTP cohort. Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41142093


Bosnjak, M., Burmeister, E. A. and Ratsch, A. (2025). Human placental impact from exposure to non-smoked tobacco and nicotine products: A scoping review. Placenta, 10-39. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41109039


Groves, P., Laubacher, C., Salib, Y., Mickievicz, E., Duplessis, V., Molinaro, N., Mendez, D. D., Guyon-Harris, K., Martinez, R. G., Chang, J., De Genna, N. M. and Ragavan, M. I. (2025). Cannabis and Nicotine Substance Use Coercion During the Perinatal Period. Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle), 1, 1153-1162. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41142487


Newnham, J. P., Vernon, B. A., Ward, S. V., Brown, K., Lehner, C., Kane, S. C., Rolnik, D. L., Atkinson, H. C., McKenzie, L. N., Berman, Y. e. E., Doherty, D. A., White, S. W., Nicholl, M. C., Ellwood, D. A., Watson, D. L., Rehayem, A., Hopkinson, D., Orefice, R., Crean, R. L., Middleton, P. F., Poprzeczny, A. J., Edwards, L., Dennis, A. E., Kelly, A. J., Bones, K. B. and Morris, J. M. (). Reducing rates of preterm and early-term singleton births safely in Australia: results of the national prevention programme. The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanogw.2025.100042


Veroszta, Z., Boros, J. and Horvath, A. (2025). Perinatal Smoking Cessation and the Role of Antenatal Care. Subst Use Misuse, 1-10. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41081345


Yoshany, N., Karimiankakolaki, Z., Khodayarian, M., Jambarsang, S., Ghaderi, A. and Afkhami, Z. (2025). Invisible smoke, real threat: can education protect pregnant women from thirdhand smoke exposure? (a protocol study). BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 1, 1117. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41120919


Zhao, M. and Langworthy, B. (2025). Exploring the impact of missing data on maternal tobacco program results: an analysis of self-efficacy on smoking cessation. BMC Public Health, 1, 3379. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41063002


Zhu, X., Liu, J., Hung, P., Merchant, A. and Alberg, A. J. (2025). Pandemic-Related Worries and Stressors and Use of Tobacco and Alcohol Among Postpartum Women in the United States Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Public Health Rep, 333549251372048. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41165289


Chaudhary, J., Gupta, E., Singh, P. K., Yadav, R. K., Chaudhary, M. and Singh, S. (2025). Designing behavioural change intervention module for tobacco cessation counselling among pregnant tobacco users in India: a methodology paper. Health Educ Res, 6. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41025886


Cheng, Y., Lim, C. C. W., Carrillo-Larco, R. M. and Xu, X. (2025). Multiple Social Demographics and Disparities in Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy in the United States, 2016-2022: An Intersectional Analytic Framework. Am J Public Health, e1-e11. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40966537


Fagbemi, M., Odiase, I. and Fagbemi, A. (2025). How can I help my pregnant patients quit using tobacco?. Cleve Clin J Med, 9, 542-545. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40897455


Kandhasamy, S., Baggio, S., Mathis, J., Mattmann, Y., Maisonneuve, E., Auer, R., Panchaud, A., Jenkinson, S. P. and Schoeni, A. (2025). Tobacco, electronic nicotine delivery system, nicotine replacement therapy, and cannabinoid use during pregnancy: A descriptive cross-sectional survey. PLoS One, 9, e0332961. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40997036


Bull, C., Kisely, S., Hutchinson, D., Hewlett, N. and Reid, N. (2025). Differences in tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption among 57,757 women from early to late pregnancy: A state-representative study in Queensland, Australia. Drug Alcohol Depend, 112816. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40774182


Iacobucci, G. (2025). Cuts to stop smoking services risk harming thousands and worsening maternity outcomes, doctors warn. BMJ, r1732. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40813123


Li, M. Y., Luk, T. T., Cheung, D. Y. T., Guo, Z. Q., Siu, K. K., Guo, J., Chan, S. S. C., Lam, T. H., Ho, S. Y., Zhao, S. Z. and Wang, M. P. (2025). Effectiveness of family-based behavioral intervention for smoking cessation in low-income households: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EClinicalMedicine, 103420. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40831468


Mahabee-Gittens, E. M., Mack, N., Bann, C. M., Newman, J. E., Zhao, J., Setchell, K. D. R., Stone, L., Ambalavanan, N., Peralta-Carcelen, M., DeMauro, S. B., Lorch, S. A., Wilson-Costello, D. E., Poindexter, B. B., Limperopoulos, C., Davis, J. M. and Merhar, S. L. (2025). Tobacco and cannabis use among pregnant women with prenatal opioid use. Addict Behav, 108442. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40768871


Nabi-Burza, E., Jenssen, B. P., Jeffers, A. M., Ramachandran, J., Thayer, J. G., Hipple, B., Levy, D. E., Grundmeier, R. W., Drouin, O., Vangel, M., Rigotti, N. A., Bryant-Stephens, T., Nekrasova, E., McKnight, M., Winickoff, J. P. and Fiks, A. G. (2025). Automated Tobacco Cessation Intervention for Parents in Pediatric Primary Care: A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open, 8, e2529384. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40864466


(2025). Smoking cessation products and major congenital malformations. Drug Ther Bull. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40695582


Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2025). Australia's mothers and babies. . Available from:


Heil, S. H., Kock, L. S., Harfmann, R. F., Ashford, K. B., Barnett, J., McCubbin, A., DeSarno, M. J. and Higgins, S. T. (2025). Pilot randomized clinical trial examining use of very low nicotine content cigarettes during pregnancy in the United States. Prev Med, 108351. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40623557


Pierrot, B., Petit, A., Gentil, A., Molle-Guiliani, B. and Legendre, G. (2025). Management of forced smoking cessation among pregnant smokers because of the smoking ban at maternity hospitals in Pays de la Loire. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 114551. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40602072


Da Rosa, P. and Richter, M. (2025). Rural-Urban Disparities in Perinatal Smoking in the United States: Trends and Determinants. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 6. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40566322


Duah, J. K. (2025). Smoking During Pregnancy and Its Association with Maternal Health Among Women of Reproductive Age in Alabama: An Analysis Using the Three Delays Model and PRAMS Phase 8 Data. Healthcare (Basel), 11. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40508892


Hawkins, S. S., Kuang, Y. and Baum, C. F. (2025). Impact of local- and state-level tobacco control policies on prenatal smoking and birth outcomes in the United States, 2005-2018. J Public Health (Oxf). Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40455592


Kutllovci Hasani, K., Cervar-Zivkovic, M., Hiden, U., Salon, A., Nanda, M., Steuber, B., Eberhard, K., De Boever, P., Stern, C., Mayer-Pickel, K. and Goswami, N. (2025). Maternal Vascular Adaptation in High-Risk Pregnancies: Effects of Early Smoking Cessation on Hemodynamic and Endothelial Function. Int J Mol Sci, 12. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40565244


Tangamornsuksan, W., Boonpattharatthiti, K., Aiumtanaporn, N., Pongpetch, T., Thananithisak, C., Sadeghirad, B., Dhippayom, T. and Guyatt, G. H. (2025). The Prevention of Smoking Relapse in Postpartum Women: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. J Addict Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40476653


Weiland, S., Jansen, D., Welker, G. A., Berger, M. Y., Erwich, J. and Peters, L. L. (2025). How to improve smoking cessation support for pregnant women? Guideline implementation in The Netherlands. Health Promot Int, 3. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40528531


Notley, C., Bauld, L., Cheeseman, H. and Waldron, J. (2025). Reducing smoking in pregnancy in England-a public health success story. BMJ, r956. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40355137


Ruta, F., Georgescu, I. M., Moldovan, G., Avram, L., Onisor, D. and Abram, Z. (2025). Smoking Pregnant Woman: Individual, Family, and Primary Healthcare Aspects. Healthcare (Basel), 9. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40361783


BBC News (2025). Pregnant smokers get support to save babies' lives. . Available from: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwz58q9kw5o


Clet, E., Burtin, A., Stevens, N., Kervran, C., Ratel, R., Vergneau, M., Moysan, P., Frevol, M., Sentilhes, L., Castera, P., Alla, F. and groupx, A. Q.-N. (2025). Development of an intervention for smoking cessation in pregnant women using a theory-based approach. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 1, 492. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40281469


Elseifi, O. S., Younis, F. E., Mirza, I. M., Alhewiti, A., Abd-Elhady, N. M. S. and Mortada, E. M. (2025). Breaking the Habit: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Pregnancy-Related Smoking Cessation Randomized Controlled Trials. Healthcare (Basel), 7. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40218030


Blaga, O. M., Dascal, M. D., Onisor, A., Fratila, T., Morar, A., Mihu, D., Iuhas, C. I., Caracostea, G., Muresan, D., Foley, K., Resnicow, K. and Meghea, C. I. (2025). Smartphone intervention for pregnancy smoking cessation with peer support: the study protocol of the SmokeFree Together 2.0 (SFT 2.0) randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 3, e100259. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40132847


Coleman, T. and Orton, S. (2025). Using Pharmacologic Smoking Cessation Treatments in Pregnancy. JAMA Intern Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40163083


Meghea, C. I., Dascal, M. D., Jaber, R., Brinzaniuc, A., Onisor, A., Chereches, R. M., Mihu, D., Iuhas, C. I., Stamatian, F., Muresan, D., Caracostea, G., Foley, K., Baban, A., Voice, T. C., Resnicow, K., Wetter, D. W. and Blaga, O. M. (2025). The Quit Together couples-focused pilot randomized trial of tobacco cessation for pregnant smokers. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 162-168. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40068469


Tran, D. T., Cohen, J. M., Donald, S., Cesta, C. E., Furu, K., Parkin, L., Pearson, S. A., Reutfors, J., Robijn, A. L., Zoega, H., Zwar, N. and Havard, A. (2025). Risk of Major Congenital Malformations Following Prenatal Exposure to Smoking Cessation Medicines. JAMA Intern Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40163085


Wallin, H. P., Gissler, M., Korhonen, P. E. and Ekblad, M. O. (2025). Lifetime psychiatric morbidity and maternal smoking behavior in consecutive pregnancies: A Finnish register study. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40159763


Bersak, T., Lavender, M. and Sonchak-Ardan, L. (2025). Impact of Tobacco-21 Laws on Maternal Smoking Behavior. Health Econ. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39987571


Chang, G. and Lazatin, J. (2025). Modifying the Use of Alcohol and Cigarettes in the Antepartum. Curr Psychiatry Rep. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39994090


David, J. C., Rascle, N., Auriacombe, M., Serre, F., Sutter-Dallay, A. L. and Loyal, D. (2025). Perceived and internalized smoking stigma among pregnant women: association with smoking reduction, reactance to smoking health warnings, and intention to discuss smoking with health professionals. J Behav Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39987240


Edlinger, C. V. and Markert, U. R. (2025). Vitamin C supplementation in nicotine use during pregnancy: A narrative review. Womens Health (Lond), 17455057241305265. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39985757


Hammersley, M. L., Dekker, G. A., Gurrin, L. C., Hoon, E. A., Schurer, S., Lynch, J. W., Aldred, M., Dalton, J., Fletcher, C. J. and Smithers, L. G. (2025). The use of financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnant women: A parallel-group randomised controlled trial protocol. Addiction. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39916446


Lepore, S. J., Collins, B. N. and Egleston, B. L. (2025). Babies Living Safe and Smokefree (BLiSS) Intervention Reduces Children's Tobacco Smoke Exposure Directly and Indirectly by Improving Maternal Smokers' Urge Management Skills and Exposure Protection Behaviors. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40003480


Tagai, E. K., Bradley, M., Wen, K. Y., Hernandez, E. and Miller, S. M. (2025). Type of Social Support for Smoking Cessation Among Low-Income Postpartum Women. Int J Behav Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39994141


Allen, H. and Daw, J. (2025). Perinatal Smoking Patterns From Preconception to 1-Year Post Partum. JAMA Netw Open, 1, e2454974. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39821402


Bailey, C., Ellwood, D., Middleton, P., Wojcieszek, A. M., Flenady, V. and Andrews, C. (2025). Uptake of Quitline Telephone Counselling by Women Who Smoke During Pregnancy. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39820993


Christopoulou, C. P., Diamanti, A., Deltsidou, A., Georgakopoulou, V. E., Bakou, A. and Vivilaki, V. (2025). A comparative analysis of smoking status among the Roma and the general population during pregnancy: The critical role of midwives in smoking cessation. Tob Prev Cessat. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39801660


Lenie, S., Sillis, L., Allegaert, K., Bogaerts, A., Smits, A., Van Calsteren, K., Verbakel, J. Y., Foulon, V. and Ceulemans, M. (2025). Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drug Use During Pregnancy in the Longitudinal BELpREG Cohort in Belgium Between 2022 and 2024. J Clin Med, 2. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39860620


Mitta, K., Tsakiridis, I., Drizou, S., Michos, G., Kalogiannidis, I., Mamopoulos, A., Christodoulaki, C., Panagopoulos, P. and Dagklis, T. (2025). Smoking Status in Pregnancy: A Retrospective Analysis in Northern Greece. J Clin Med, 2. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39860437


Srivastava, S. B. (2025). The Role of Pharmacotherapy for Smoking Cessation and Pregnancy. Am J Lifestyle Med, 15598276241310805. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39802906


Xia, Y. and Vieira, V. (2025). Associations between Neighborhood Environment and Prenatal Alcohol and Tobacco Exposure. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39812383


Abdelwahab, N., Allen, A., Harrison, K., Petersen, A. and Allen, S. (2024). A protocol for modifying progesterone to increase postpartum cigarette smoking abstinence and reduce secondhand smoke exposure in infants. Contemp Clin Trials Commun, 101389. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39618477


Peglow, E., Marmitt, L. P. and Cesar, J. A. (2024). Trend and disparities for smoking during pregnancy in the extreme south of Brazil between 2007 and 2019. Rev Bras Epidemiol, e240055. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39699474


Pilehvari, A., Chipoletti, A., Krukowski, R. and Little, M. (2024). Unveiling socioeconomic disparities in maternal smoking during pregnancy: a comprehensive analysis of rural and Appalachian areas in Virginia utilizing the multi-dimensional YOST index. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 1, 828. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39702043


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