Table 2.
Self-Reports of Amounts of Smoking and Drinking “Just Before” and “During” Pregnancy From Women Administered the Substance Abuse Questionnaire at One of Their Prenatal Visits (Average Months Pregnant = 3.4 Months)
| S−/A− (n = 41) | S+/A− (n = 24) | S−/A+ (n = 37) | S+/A+ (n = 67) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just before this pregnancy | ||||
| Cigarettes/day (median/range) | 0 (0–0) | 4 (1–60) | 0 (0–0) | 5 (1–40) |
| Drinking (times/month) (median/range) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 1 (1–20) | 2 (1–12) |
| Drinking (usual # drinks) (median/range) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 4 (1–13) | 6 (1–36) |
| Total drinks/month (median/range) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 6 (1–240) | 12 (1–144) |
| S−/A− (n = 88) | S+/A− (n = 42) | S−/A+ (n = 15) | S+ /A+ (n = 20) | |
| During this current pregnancy | ||||
| Cigarettes/day (median/range) | 0 (0–0) | 3 (0–60) | 0 (0–0) | 3.5 (1–20) |
| Drinking (times/month) (median/range) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 2 (1–20) | 1.5 (1–4) |
| Drinking (usual # drinks) (median/range) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 3 (1–13) | 3 (1–41) |
| Total drinks/month (median/range) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 6 (1–240) | 4 (1–41) |
The top section shows median and ranges for 169 mothers who reported that “just before this pregnancy” they did not smoke or consume alcohol (S−/A−), smoked but not consume (S+/A−), consumed alcohol but did not smoke (S−/A+), or both smoked and consumed alcohol (S+/A+). The bottom section shows median and ranges for 165 mothers’ reports “during this current pregnancy.”