Smoking in pregnant women leads to hyperactivity and ADHD in the children

[steven johnson]

There are four thousand chemicals in cigarette smoke and many of these will pass into the brain of the unborn fetus.

Smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of having a child with behavioral problems, hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder. The abnormalities can occur as early as three years of age.

Smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of having a child with behavioural problems, according to UK and US researchers.

Writing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, they say the problems can be evident in children as young as three years old.

Mothers who were light smokers were 44% more likely to have boys who had problems with their conduct. Heavy smokers were 80% more likely to have boys with these problems.

Both heavy and light smokers were also significantly more likely to have boys who were hyperactive or had attention deficit disorders.



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