Figure 11.3.1: Maternal smoking during pregnancy
Percent of women who gave birth, Middlesex-London, Ontario and Peer Group, 2013 to 2017
Source:
BORN Public Health Cube, BORN Information System, BORN Ontario. Information accessed on Oct 19, 2018. Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario). Snapshots: Maternal health Snapshot. Toronto, ON: Queen’s Printer for Ontario; c2018 [updated 2018 Oct 12; cited 2018 Nov 14]. Available from: publichealthontario.ca/en/DataAndAnalytics/Snapshots/Pages/Maternal-health.aspxNote:
Peer Group data not yet available for 2017
The percent of women who reported smoking cigarettes during pregnancy was significantly higher in Middlesex-London compared to Ontario from 2013 to 2017. In 2017, 10.1% of women in Middlesex-London reported smoking during pregnancy compared to 7.0% in Ontario.