This annual report - Taranaki District Health Board

New Zealand Distribution by Maternal Age, Ethnicity and NZDep DecileIn New Zealand during 2009–2010, Māori and Pacific babies (vs. European andAsian/Indian babies) were significantly more likely to have mothers who smoked at twoweeks after delivery, as were the babies of younger mothers (less than 30 years vs. 30 ormore years). A significantly higher proportion of babies from average to more deprivedareas (NZDep06 deciles 3–10 vs. deciles 1–2) also had mothers who smoked at twoweeks after delivery (Figure 89, Table 36).New Zealand Distribution by Maternal Age and EthnicityIn New Zealand during 2009–2010, when broken down by maternal age and baby’sethnicity, the mothers of Māori babies had higher smoking rates at two weeks after deliverythan European or Pacific babies at all ages from 14 to 45 years. The maternal smokingrates of Asian/Indian babies however, were lower in most age groups. In addition, maternalsmoking rates for European babies were higher than for Pacific babies for those withyounger mothers (less than 27 years), although differences were less marked for thosewith older mothers (Figure 90).Midland Region DistributionMidland Region Number of Cigarettes SmokedDuring 2009–2010, the proportion of babies who did not have their mother’s smokingstatus at two weeks after delivery recorded in the National Maternity Collection varied from3.3% in the Bay of Plenty to 11.7% in the Waikato, with the majority of omissions being forbabies whose mothers were not registered with a LMC at delivery. Of those babies whosemother’s smoking status was known, the proportion with a non-smoking mother variedfrom 64.5% in Tairawhiti to 80.5% in the Waikato, while the proportion who had a motherwho smoked 10 or more cigarettes per day varied from 7.2% in the Waikato to 13.9% inTairawhiti (Table 37).Midland Region vs. New ZealandIn all of the DHBs in the Midland Region during 2009–2010, maternal smoking rates at twoweeks after delivery were significantly higher than the New Zealand rate amongst babieswhose maternal smoking status was known (Waikato 19.5%, Bay of Plenty 24.2%, LakesDHB 25.8%, Tairawhiti 35.6% and Taranaki 21.4% vs. New Zealand 15.2%). Thesedifferences remained significant even when those with missing smoking data wereincluded in the denominator (Table 38,Figure 91).Midland Region Distribution by EthnicityIn the Waikato during 2009–2010, maternal smoking rates at two weeks after delivery werehigher for Māori > European > Pacific > Asian/Indian babies, while in the Bay of Plenty,Lakes DHB, Tairawhiti and Taranaki, rates were higher for Māori babies than for Europeanbabies (Figure 92).Second-hand Cigarette Smoke Exposure - 203