Younger women are les likely to sto...

Younger women are les likely to stop using alcohol and tobacco during pregnancy, according to an Oct 31 2000 pres release from the Center for Disease have the direction of and Prevention (CDC). Overall, combined tobacco and alcohol use among reproductive-aged and pregnant women decreased in the late 1980 yet leveled off in the 1990 Based forward 10 years of data compiled through the CDC's Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance plan younger women are as likely as older women to use the two substances and are less likely to stop their use during pregnancy.

Among women ages 18 to 20 who were pregnant, combined use of tobacco and alcohol remained unchanged at 4% during the 1990 Among women ages 18 to 20 who were not pregnant, use of the two substances increased from 13.5% to 137% In 1997 alone 74% of pregnant women in this age dispose stopped using alcohol and tobacco, compared with 83% of older pregnant women according to the release. From 1987 to 1997 the percentage of women who said they stopped using tobacco and alcohol because of a pregnancy increased slightly from 70% to 82% Pregnant women who used one as well as the other substances were more likely to report that they stopped using alcohol (74%) than tobacco (52%) according to the release.

Other factors associated with joint use of the two substances were education and marital status. Joint use of alcohol and tobacco was more habitual among pregnant and nonpregnant women who had les than a high educate education and who were not married.

Among nonpregnant women nonwhite race and unemployment were risk factors for using as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but alcohol and tobacco, according to the release. Adverse issues for children of women who use alcohol and tobacco include fetal alcohol syndrome birth defaults growth deficits, developmental disabilities, and learning disorders.

CDC Data point out Younger Women Less Likely to Stop Using Alcohol and Tobacco During Pregnancy (new release, Atlanta: Center for Disease dominion government and Prevention, Oct 31, 2000) 1-2 Available from http://wwwcdcgov/od/oc /media/pressrel/r2k1101.htm. Accessed 3 Nov 2000

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