High stress for new mothers increases secondhand smoke risk for infants
Friday, February 27, 2015 - 14:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Mothers with a high level of prenatal social stressors -- including possibly less control over their own housing situation or economic distress -- had 2.5 times higher odds to have only a partial or no restriction on smoking in their home than those with no stressors, which increases secondhand smoke risk, a study has found.