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Smoking mums have 'problem kids'

(BBC 03/11/2009)

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. They believe smoking in pregnancy may damage the developing structure of the baby's brain. One expert said it was another strong reason for mothers to give up smoking.