The women who became pregnant within three months of the interview were slightly less likely to be smoking than those women who did not become pregnant (69% v 74% were non-smokers), but the difference did not reach statistical significance (P=0.08).
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Women's compliance with nutrition and lifestyle recommendations before pregnancy: general population cohort study.
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Although the difference between the two groups was highly significant for conforming to the two specific recommendations on alcohol and folic acid intake before pregnancy, the actual differences were small.
Proportionally, more women who became pregnant consumed 14 units or less of alcohol a week compared with those who did not become pregnant (85% v 80%), and this difference was of borderline significance.