Mother smokes, child has mood swings

Statistics from 10 studies with 8,000 pregnant women in nine countries including Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Brazil and Guatemala in Latin America, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa, two in India and one in Pakistan showed that: 18% of women smoke (an increase of 1/3) and about 4,000 are always smokers.cigarettepassive.

Children of mothers who smoke have more temperamental tendencies than children of mothers who have quit smoking. Photo: Internet

Children of direct motherssmokeMothers who smoke secondhand smoke while pregnant are more stubborn and grumpy, and researchers believe that mothers who can focus on quitting this harmful habit are also more attentive to their children through other activities.

Researchers found that children of mothers who smoked had more temperamental problems than children of mothers who quit smoking, suggesting that quitting smoking and living in a smoke-free environment is especially important.

Smoking can affect the development of the fetus and even the babies if they inhale cigarette smoke through the mother.

The results come from a large-scale study of 18,000 babies born between 2000 and 2002, and their mothers, who were asked a number of questions about their children's temperaments.

The study also found that the most obvious sign of quitting smoking was that mothers became more easygoing. Women who quit smoking during pregnancy were more responsible. This was reflected in longer lasting relationships, better social skills, and less broken or stressful lives. They were also less likely to engage in social problems and antisocial behavior than mothers who continued to smoke during pregnancy.

Research shows that mothers who are heavy smokers have the most difficult and stubborn children./.