| Theme | Subtheme |
| Living in a smoking world | Being immersed in a smoking world |
| Obtaining salubrious effects from smoking | |
| Suddenly finding myself on a moral low road | Becoming unexpectedly pregnant |
| Smoking on autopilot | |
| Being subjected to judgment and condemnation | |
| Suffering emotionally | |
| Navigating my own way to a high road | Being left to my own devices |
| Encountering roadblocks to quitting | |
| Aiming for a high road by cutting down or quitting | |
| Not preparing for postpartum smoking pitfalls | Being informed about postpartum smoking pitfalls |
| Taking a wait-and-see approach |