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Smoking In Pregnancy Linked to Aggressive Children

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Smoking during pregnancy leads to aggression in children, according to a new study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology. After taking into account other factors that also increased aggressive behaviour, such as low income and mothers with a history of antisocial behaviour, smoking was still found to be an aggravating factor.

In the study, children who were quick to hit, bite, kick, fight and bully others were classified as aggressive.

"Mothers-to-be whose lives have been marked by anti-social behaviour have a 67 percent chance to have a physically aggressive child if they smoke 10 cigarettes a day while pregnant, compared with 16 percent for those who are non-smokers or who smoke fewer than 10 cigarettes a day," claimed Dr. Jean Séguin, one of the authors of the study.

Mothers with the highest risk were those who have low incomes, were younger than 21, who smoke and coerce their children to behave.

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Séguin, J.R. & Tremblay, R.E. (In Press). Maternal prenatal smoking, parental antisocial behavior, and early childhood physical aggression. Development and Psychopathology

Source: Adapted from materials provided by EurekAlert

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