Author(s)

Atsuko Satoh^1*, Chikako Kishi², Megumi Tomita¹, Masumi Saitoh¹, Miwako Hirakawa¹, Miki Kumasaka¹, Jinich Sasaki¹, Sangun Lee³, Hidetada Sasaki⁴

¹Department of Nursing, Hirosaki University of Health and Welfare, Aomori, Japan.
²Kensei Hospital, Aomori, Japan.
³Department of Physical Therapy, Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Aomori, Japan.
⁴Sendai Tomizawa Hospital, Sendai, Japan.

To investigate factors related to resumption of smoking by women after childbirth, the smoking habits of 241 postnatal women, who initially had stopped smoking after pregnancy, in a rural city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, were studied at 5 - 6 days, 1 month, and 12 months after childbirth. At 1 month after childbirth, only nine women had resumed smoking, but a total of 40 women had resumed smoking after 12 months. Factors related to smoking resumption after childbirth included the switching from breast feeding to bottle feeding and the influence of smoking by their spouses. Spousal smoking is an important factor in the resumption of smoking by women after childbirth.

Bottle Feeding, Breast Feeding, Spousal Smoking, Postnatal, Smoking

Satoh, A. , Kishi, C. , Tomita, M. , Saitoh, M. , Hirakawa, M. , Kumasaka, M. , Sasaki, J. , Lee, S. and Sasaki, H. (2016) Resumption of Smoking by Women after Childbirth: Influence of Spousal Smoking. Health, 8, 813-817. doi: 10.4236/health.2016.89086.