Smoking + Pregnancy = Anti-Social Child
by Jon Henshaw
A new study suggests that mothers who smoke while pregnant increase the risk of anti-social behavior in their children.
In a study of 1,896 twins it was found that the average symptom scores for both increased with the number of cigarettes the mother had smoked while pregnant.
The researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry say the findings do not mean unruly behaviour and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were linked, although ADHD is known to increase the risk of anti-social behaviour.
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