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The prevalence, trends and heterogeneity in maternal smoking around birth between the 1930s and 1970s

von Hinke, S.; James, J.; Sievertsen, H. H.; Sorensen, E.; Vitt, N.

2023-10-09 health economics
10.1101/2023.10.09.23295827 medRxiv
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This paper shows the prevalence, trends and heterogeneity in maternal smoking around birth in the United Kingdom, focusing on the war and post-war reconstruction period in which there exists surprisingly little systematic data on (maternal) smoking behaviours. Within this context, we highlight relevant events, the release of new information about the harms of smoking, and changes in (government) policy aimed at reducing smoking prevalence. We show stark changes in smoking prevalence over a 30-year period, highlight the onset of the social gradient in smoking, as well as genetic heterogeneities in smoking trends.

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