Daughters of Mothers Who Smoke: a Population ‐based Cohort Study of Maternal Prenatal Tobacco use and Subsequent Prenatal Smoking in Offspring

ConclusionsIn this relatively young population, we found that daughters exposed to maternal prenatal smoking have an increased risk of smoking later on during their own pregnancy, emphasizing the importance of exposures during the prenatal period. The mechanisms leading to prenatal smoking are multifactorial and likely include behavioural, genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors. An understanding of this risk factor for prenatal smoking may guide health care providers to better target smoking cessation interventions to at‐risk populations.
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research