Intellectual Impairment in Children of Women Who Smoke Cigarettes during Pregnancy.

Olds, David L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ482097

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Intellectual Impairment in Children of Women Who Smoke Cigarettes during Pregnancy.

Olds, David L.; And Others

Pediatrics, v93 n2 p221-27 Feb 1994

Examined the relationship between maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy and children's intellectual functioning through age four. Found that children whose mothers smoked 10 or more cigarettes per day during pregnancy had Stanford-Binet scores 4 points lower than those whose mothers did not smoke during pregnancy. (HTH)

Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Intellectual Development, Mothers, Pregnancy, Prenatal Influences, Smoking, Young Children

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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