Smoking During Pregnancy and Bad Behavior in Kids are Related

“Persistent heavy smokers had a higher risk of having a boy with conduct problems than light smokers. For conduct problems in girls, any continuous smoking seemed to matter more than amount. Similarly, for hyperactivity-inattention problems both light and heavy smokers had similarly elevated risks compared to non-smokers.”

– Dr. Kate E. Pickett, University of York, Hull-York Medical School.

In United States, nearly 10% of the pragnent women smoke. Latest research study (dated November 4,2009) conducted in United Kingdom reports that kids of the women who smoked during pragnancy have high risks of behavioural problems. This article tries to gain further insight.

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Knowledge Gained from the Research:

Statistics of the research study: The researchers found that kids as young as 3 year old were also affected by smoking during pragnancy. To verify the facts, 13,000 3-year-old boys and girls in the UK were made the part of the study. Information like parents marital status, ethnicity, economic status, education level, financial difficulties and maternal smoking, drinking and drug habits were gathered. The mothers were asked questions about their children like whether they get easily distracted, are prone to tantrums, fight with other kids, cheat, lie or steal. Based on these factors, the following data was available:

S.No. Catagory of Smoking Percentage of Pragnant Mothers Cigarettes smoked per day
1.
Heavy
10
10
2.
Light
12.5
Less than 10
3.
Quitters
12.4
None

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