The challenge of mothers learning about secondhand smoke (MLASS): a quasi-experimental, mixed methods feasibility study

Table 1 Study recruitment

	Number of pregnant women
Total number of study eligibility notification forms sent by community midwives during 6-month recruitment period	54
Additional USS bookings identified by antenatal administration team	178
Total number of pregnant women identified from research sites during 6-month recruitment period	232
Total number of women approached in antenatal clinic	131^a
Number of pregnant women eligible to participate	65^b
Number of smokers approached	41
Number of eligible non-smokers approached	24
Number of eligible pregnant women declined	57
Number of eligible pregnant women consented	8

^a101 pregnant women were not approached by the researcher (63 = researcher unable to attend; 36 = other reasons, e.g. failed pregnancy; patient did not attend)
^bNon-eligible pregnant women approached = 66 (63 = non-smokers, 2 = failed pregnancy, 1 = moved from study site area)

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