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Nevertheless 20% quit altogether between the first and third trimester. Of those who quit, 61.4% were first-time mothers. 

The rates were quite different for alcohol use during pregnancy, however: during the same time frame, around 0.2% of pregnant women declared using alcohol “or other psychoactive substances” daily. 

Overall birth rates

There was a slight decrease (-2.2%) in the number of births over the 2014-2016 timeframe. There were 6,855 births declared in 2016, compared to 6,997 in 2014.

The rate of births by cesarian remained relatively stable over the three years, at 32.2.%, 31.7% and 32.2% in 2014-2016, respectively.