Le poids : élément de reprise tabagique dans le post-partum

Women often begin to smoke again within a year after stopping. The factors involved have been identified. Pregnant women do not escape from this rule since they begin smoking again fairly soon, during the post-partum period (before 6 months). Elements of fatigue, stress (family reorganisation), environment (husband smokes) are often mentioned as reasons. However, excess weight, difficulties in getting back to their weight before the beginning of the pregnancy and the discomfort that this may induce also play a determining role. In this way, the use of smoking as a method of weight control is significant. For this reason, dietetic care during and after the pregnancy is indispensable within this context in order to limit the tendency to begin smoking again.