Provider Perceptions of Safety for Pregnant Patients to Use Traditional Cigarettes, Marijuana, Synthetic Marijuana, E-Cigarettes/ENDS, NRT, or Breastfeed While Smoking (N = 417)
| Survey Question* | No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Safe† | Unsafe† | |
| Smoke cigarettes | 3 (1) | 386 (99) |
| Be exposed to SHS regularly | 13 (3) | 376 (97) |
| Smoke/use marijuana | 30 (8) | 359 (92) |
| Smoke/use synthetic marijuana | 3 (1) | 384 (99) |
| Use e-cigarettes/ENDS | 35 (9) | 352 (91) |
| Use NRT | 218 (56) | 171 (44) |
| Breastfeed while smoking | 103 (27) | 283 (73) |
Where numbers do not add up to 417, the remainder represent missing data.
↵* The question stem was, “In your personal opinion, how safe is it for pregnant patients (during ANY trimester) to:”.
↵† Response options included, “Very Safe, Safe, Somewhat Safe, Unsafe, or Very Unsafe.” Very safe, safe, and somewhat safe were collapsed to “Safe,” and unsafe and very unsafe were collapsed to “Unsafe,” for parsimony and due to low endorsement for some categories.
ENDS, electronic nicotine delivery systems; NRT, nicotine-replacement therapy (eg, patches, gum, lozenges, nasal spray, or inhaler); SHS, secondhand smoke.