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Smoking in Pregnant Teens
The overall rate of women who smoke during pregnancy has declined since 1990 to 2002. But recently 10 states have reported recent increases in the number of teen mothers smoking during their pregnancies. Data was collected from the birth certificates from 49 states and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention from the District of Columbia and New York City. Between 1990 and 2002, overall maternal smoking was a decrease of 38%. During 1995-1996 and 2001-2002, 16 states and New York City had significant declines in teen maternal smoking, but 15 states reported significant increases. Of these 15 states, 10 reported complete trend reversals around 1995-2002. These 10 states were Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming. I wonder if there are any more states with pregnant teens and smoking on the rise.