Table 3.

Provider Perceptions of Safety for Pregnant Patients to Use Traditional Cigarettes, Marijuana, Synthetic Marijuana, E-Cigarettes/ENDS, NRT, or Breastfeed While Smoking (N=417)

	No. (%)
Survey Question*	Safe†	Unsafe†
Smoke cigarettes	3 (1)	386 (99)
Be exposed to SHS regularly	13 (3)	376 (97)
Smoke/use marijuana	30 (8)	359 (92)
Smoke/use synthetic marijuana	3 (1)	384 (99)
Use e-cigarettes/ENDS	35 (9)	352 (91)
Use NRT	218 (56)	171 (44)
Breastfeed while smoking	103 (27)	283 (73)

Note. Where numbers do not add up to 417, the remainder represent missing data. “SHS”=secondhand smoke; “ENDS”=electronic nicotine delivery system; “NRT”=nicotine replacement therapy (e.g., patches, gum, lozenges, nasal spray, or inhaler).

^*The question stem was, “In your personal opinion, how safe is it for pregnant patients (during ANY trimester) to:”.

^†Response options included, “Very Safe, Safe, Somewhat Safe, Unsafe, or Very Unsafe.” Very safe, safe, and somewhat safe were collapsed to “Safe,” and unsafe and very unsafe were collapsed to “Unsafe,” for parsimony and due to low endorsement for some categories.