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Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Smoking while pregnant: behavioural problems in children

Developing structure and function of the foetal brain at risk, research suggests.

Mother smoking while pregnant

A woman smoking while pregnant. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty

Smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of having a child with behavioural problems, according to research published today. Disturbances can manifest themselves in children as young as three years old, the study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health claims./.../

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