Smoking During Pregnancy Puts Children At Risk Of Psychotic Symptoms
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 08:14
in Health & Medicine
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at a higher risk of psychotic behavior, according to a new study. Researchers studied more than 6,000 children aged for psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions. They found the risk of psychotic symptoms was highest in those children whose mothers smoked most heavily in pregnancy.