Home > Study finds a link between smoking in pregnancy and aggressive children
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 11:26
The Globe and Mail reports that mothers-to-be who smoke are at a higher risk of delivering physically aggressive children, a new study shows, adding to the expansive list of harmful effects of lighting up.
What's more, the study found pregnant women with a history of antisocial behaviour - from run-ins with the law to illegal drug use - are almost 70 per cent more likely to have a violent child if they smoke 10 cigarettes a day, compared with 16 per cent for those who are non-smokers or who smoke fewer than 10 cigarettes.
