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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Oct 23;10:CD001055. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001055.pub4
Study Reason for exclusion
Albrecht 2011 Program description only, not a randomised controlled study.
Andrews 2007 Women included were not-pregnant, plus quasi-randomised study design
Berlin 2008 Double-blind study of nicotine replacement therapy.
Boshier 2003 Cohort study, not a randomised study design.
Bowden 2010 Cohort study only, no control or comparison group.
Brandon 2012 Part of the intervention is provided during pregnancy but primary aim of the study is to prevent relapse after pregnancy and post-partum outcomes only reported
Britton 2006 Quasi-experimental design. Control and experimental convenience samples collected consecutively
Chan 2005 Controlled observational study of Bupropion for smoking cessation in pregnancy
Coleman 2007 Randomised controlled trial of pharmacological intervention with equal psychosocial support in both arms
Culp 2007 Controlled trial/evaluation of “The Community-Based Family Resource and Support” (CBFRS) Program. Control group not randomised
DeVries 2006 Quasi-cluster-randomised study with inadequate sequence generation (40 practices selected with matched controls)
Disantis 2010 Non-randomised postpartum intervention to promote smoking cessation and breastfeeding
Dixon 2009 Longitudinal cohort study only.
Edwards 2009 Evaluation of ‘SMART moms’ project, which has no control group
El-Mohandes 2013 Randomised-controlled trial of pharmacological interventions (nicotine replacement therapy) with equal psychosocial support in both study arms
Emmons 2000 Controlled trial/evaluation of the “Healthy Baby Second Hand Smoke Study” uses historical controls. Good documentation of implementation problems
Ershoff 1983 The intervention took place in 1 HMO clinic with historical controls from the same clinic and concurrent controls from a second clinic. There was no randomisation of clinics and no adjustment of the data for clustering
Everett-Murphy 2010 Evaluation of smoking cessation counselling using a historical control group only (pre-post study design, not randomised and no contemporary control group)
Ferguson 2012 Pregnant women excluded from this study (non-pregnant study population)
Ferreira-Borges 2005 Pre-test post-test control group design (not randomised).
Fish 2011 Intervention aimed at partners of pregnant women only. Pregnant women not included in the intervention
French 2007 Controlled clinical trial of postpartum relapse prevention. Excluded as not a trial during pregnancy, and not randomised
Gadomski 2011 Evaluation of ‘The BABY and ME-Tobacco Free’ program for relapse prevention postpartum. Quasi-experimental design with non-randomised control group (matched randomly selected controls)
Gebauer 1998 Study of effect of one 15-minute counselling session and a follow-up telephone call, performed 1994-95, using historical controls from 1993-1994
Gillies 1987 In this controlled clinical trial the intervention was carried out in 1 hospital with another hospital in the same city acting as a control, after a prior descriptive study which showed the similarity between the 2 in terms of social and demographic factors including smoking. There was no randomisation and recruitment differed substantially across the 2 sites. Data for smoking reduction and smoking cessation are combined in the paper with no separate data on cessation and no adjustment for clustering
Grange 2005 Cohort study design.
Hahn 2005 Controlled trial with a volunteer sample of non-pregnant contest registrants, compared with a randomly selected group of smokers not exposed to the campaign/contest. Context registrants not randomised and there is evidence of differences between groups
Hannover 2008 Counselling intervention aimed at relapse prevention postpartum only. Screened for participation during birth admission
Herbert 2011 Intervention to reduce ‘Environmental Tobacco Smoke’ exposure aimed at postpartum relapse prevention only
Higgins 2004 Pilot study with 37/53 participants consecutively assigned (not randomised)
Hotham 2006 Randomised controlled trial of pharmacotherapy (nicotine replacement therapy) with equal psychosocial support in both study arms
Hymowitz 2006 Postpartum trial only which measures paediatrician implementation of smoking cessation and relapse prevention interventions
Jaakola 2001 Controlled study, not randomised, of effects of a population-based smoking cessation programand its impact on smoking in pregnancy. Controls were matched on inclusion criteria from another district
Johnston 2011 Cohort smoking data from a randomised controlled trial of maternal vaccines
Kaper 2006 Non-pregnant population.
Kapur 2001 Randomised controlled trial of pharmacotherapy with equal psychosocial support in both study arms
Karatay 2010 Evaluation of a motivational interviewing intervention with no control group
Kazemi 2012 Intervention aimed at partners of pregnant women only to reduce passive tobacco smoke exposure for pregnant women in Iran
Kientz 2005 Unable to determine number allocated to each trial arm and unclear what happened if unequal flip of coin
Koren 2009 Randomised controlled trial of pharmacotherapy with equal psychosocial support in both study arms
Langford 1983 Prenatal classes, rather than individual women, were randomly allocated to provide the intervention or not. The intervention was provided in late pregnancy with no outcome data collected during pregnancy but only data 4 months after birth. There was no adjustment for cluster-randomisation in the analysis of the study findings
Lee 2008 Intervention aimed at partners of pregnant women only to reduce passive tobacco smoke exposure for pregnant women in China
Loke 2005 Intervention aimed at smoking cessation in men (partners of pregnant women)
Lowe 1998a Quasi-randomised study with inadequate sequence generation (allocation by alternate clinic weeks)
Lowe 1998b Quasi-randomised study with inadequate sequence generation (allocation by alternate clinic weeks)
MacArthur 1987 Quasi-randomised study with inadequate sequence generation (allocation by date of clinic visit)
Mauriello 2011 Formative research only for a non-randomised intervention with no control group
Miller 2003 A pilot study of a pharmacological intervention (Bupropion).
Mullen 1997 Study designed to promote postpartum smoking cessation (not antepartum or part of a trial conducted in pregnancy)
Murray 2008 Intervention to promote smoking cessation among a general (not specifically pregnant) primary care population
O’Connor 1992 Quasi-randomised study with inadequate sequence generation (alternate allocation according to day of week)
Oncken 2008 Randomised controlled trial of pharmacotherapy (nicotine replacement therapy) with equal psychosocial support in both arms
Peden 2008 Quasi-randomised study with sequential allocation to study arms
Phillips 2012 Intervention aimed at post-partumrelapse prevention only. Mother’s were recruited during infant’s admission to NICU
Polanska 2011 Observational cohort study only with no comparison group.
Pollak 2007 Randomised controlled trial of pharmacotherapy (nicotine replacement therapy) and equal psychosocial support in both arms
Power 1989 The intervention in this trial was unusual in that the focus was on anticipated benefits of smoking cessation to women themselves (not on harm to the fetus and infant), and on alternative coping strategies, with a designated midwife-facilitator to answer queries and provide friendly advice and encouragement. The intervention was carried out in 1 hospital with another being a comparison setting, after a prior study which showed the similarity between the 2 in social and demographic factors including smoking rates. There was no randomisation. Recruitment differed significantly across the 2 hospitals. Data for smoking cessation and smoking reduction are combined with no separate data on cessation and no adjustment for clustering
Ratner 1999 Postpartum intervention only. No interventions in pregnancy.
Reitzel 2010 Intervention aimed at postpartum relapse prevention only.
Rush 1992 Quasi-experimental study with inadequate sequence generation (group allocation by alternate weeks)
Scott 2000 This controlled clinical trial of the impact of using interactive software to promote smoking cessation, was excluded as it used historical controls
Shakespeare 1990 Not a smoking in pregnancy intervention.
Stanton 2004 Intervention aimed at partner’s of pregnant women only. Aim was to maximise potential of life-changing period for men too. Did not include pregnant women
Suplee 2004 Randomised trial of relapse prevention counselling in the postpartum period only (not pregnancy)
Sutton 2007 Intervention of tailored smoking cessation letters, self-help materials and counselling for the general population (not specifically pregnant women)
Valanis 2001 This prospective controlled clinical trial design to test the effect of a low intensity intervention, used historical controls
Valbo 1991 Quasi-experimental study with inadequate sequence generation (3 months consecutive recruitment for each arm)
Wadland 2007 General study population (not pregnant). Implementation trial to change provider behaviour and increase referrals to quitline. Estimated smoking cessation outcome data only
Wiggins 2004 Cluster-randomised controlled trial comparing 2 postnatal interventions to improve maternal health
Wilkinson 2010 Quasi-experimental design with a non-randomised controlled pre-post test study design
Windsor 2000a Quasi-experimental study with inadequate sequence generation (80% control group not randomly assigned)
Winickoff 2010 Intervention aimed at postpartum relapse prevention only with women recruited during birth admission
Wisborg 1998 This randomised study of the effect of midwifery training on smoking cessation intervention implementation and pregnancy outcomes, was excluded due to concerns about allocation concealment (clinic day allocation)
Wisborg 2000 Randomised controlled trial of a pharmacological intervention (nicotine replacement therapy) and equal psychosocial support in both study arms
Yilmaz 2006 Postnatal intervention in pediatric setting.

HMO: Health Maintenance Organisation

NICU: neonatal intensive care unit