Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy and early childhood more likely to smoke as adults
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 11:35
in Health & Medicine
ATS 2009, SAN DIEGO? Children of mothers who smoked during pregnancy and their early childhood years may be predisposed to take up smoking as teens and young adults, compounding the physical damage they sustained from the smoke exposure. "It is well-known that maternal smoking influences a developing fetus in myriad ways, contributing to low birth weight, premature birth and a host of othe