Peer reviewed article Drinking and smoking in pregnancy: which questions do Swiss physicians ask?

during pregnancy can have hazardous effects to exposed children, a certain number of pregnant women continues to consume alcohol and nico-tine. It was investigated whether physicians and midwifes in Switzerland ask pregnant women about their drinking and smoking habits. Method: A self-report questionnaire was used to assess whether pregnant women were screened for alcohol and nicotine consumption by physi-cians or midwifes. Data of 368 women were in-cluded in the analyses. Results: 30.0 % reported drinking alcohol at least once a month after pregnancy recognition, 2.2 % reported binge drinking and 10.1 % were smokers. Only in 36.1 % of the sample drinkin