This is one of the first studies to investigate the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and child outcomes at several stages of development. (academic.oup.com)
Our analysis of maternal smoking and breastfeeding found that maternal infant feeding intention was a more powerful predictor of breastfeeding duration than whether the mother smoked or not [78]. (bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com)
This is after taking account other important factors associated with poor child development such as socioeconomic disadvantage, lower maternal age, maternal smoking in pregnancy and fetal growth restriction. (sciencedaily.com)