Smoking during pregnancy affects foetal brain development

M Ekblad, J Korkeila, L Lehtonen - Acta paediatrica, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental factors such as maternal smoking can significantly modulate genetically
programmed brain development during foetal life. This review looks at how prenatal …

Consequences of prenatal toxin exposure for mental health in children and adolescents: a systematic review

JHG Williams, L Ross - European child & adolescent psychiatry, 2007 - Springer
Drug use during pregnancy is common and the developing foetus may be exposed to a
range of environmental toxins that have long-term consequences for neurodevelopment. We …

Characteristics of women who continue smoking during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study of pregnant women and new mothers in 15 European countries

J Smedberg, A Lupattelli, AC Mårdby… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Some women continue smoking during pregnancy despite the extensive
information available on the dangers smoking poses to their fetus. This study aimed to …

Marijuana impairs growth in mid-gestation fetuses

YL Hurd, X Wang, V Anderson, O Beck… - Neurotoxicology and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Marijuana (Cannabis sativa) is the most commonly used illicit drug by pregnant women, but
information is limited about the effects of prenatal cannabis exposure on fetal development …

Factors associated with health information-seeking in low-income pregnant women

C Shieh, ME Broome, TE Stump - Women & health, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of health literacy, self-efficacy,
and fetal health locus of control to health information-seeking in low-income pregnant …

Substance exposure in utero and developmental consequences in adolescence: a systematic review

TB Irner - Child Neuropsychology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The impacts of maternal substance use have been observed in both research
and clinical experience. Several studies have shown that preschool children are at …

Psychosocial determinants of adequacy of gestational weight gain

JB Webb, AM Siega‐Riz, N Dole - Obesity, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Pregnancy is a critical time window for evaluating weight gain on subsequent risk for obesity
among women of childbearing age. The purpose of this investigation was to determine …

Why do women continue to smoke in pregnancy?

LM Ebert, K Fahy - Women and Birth, 2007 - Elsevier
Smoking during pregnancy not only impacts on the woman's health but that of her unborn
child. Women most likely to continue smoking throughout pregnancy are generally of lower …

Canonical correlation reveals important relations between health locus of control, coping, affect and values

KS Masters, KA Wallston - Journal of Health Psychology, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
This article explored advantages of canonical correlation using the Multidimensional Health
Locus of Control (MHLC) scales in relation to measures of coping, affect and values. Survey …

Psychosocial correlates of health-promoting and health-impairing behaviors in pregnancy

MV Auerbach, M Lobel, DT Cannella - Journal of Psychosomatic …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Behaviors during pregnancy including eating, exercise, cigarette smoking, and other
substance use affect the health of a pregnant woman and her fetus. However, little is known …