Pregnant women who smoke risk delivering aggressive kids, according to a new Canada-Netherlands study.
Aggressive offspring were characterized by their mothers as quick to hit, bite, kick, fight and bully others. The research has been published in the journal Development and Psychopathology.
While previous studies have shown that smoking during gestation causes low birth weight, the new research shows mothers who light up during pregnancy can predispose their offspring to an additional risk: violent behaviour.
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