Transgenerational consequences of grandparents' smoking on grandchildren's development: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Research on the impact of smoking behaviour across generations has primarily focused on grandmaternal smoking during pregnancy. However, the broader multigenerational effects of smoking behaviour, notably through environmental and behavioural pathways, remain underexplored. This study evaluated previous studies on the possibility of transgenerational transmission, rather than in utero transmission, regarding the effects of grandparental smoking behaviour on offspring's development outcomes.

Design

This study is a systematic review with qualitative evidence synthesis.

Data sources

A comprehensive search was conducted across multiple online databases, including PubMed, EBSCOhost, Web of Science and Scopus. To ensure a broad scope of relevant studies, publicati

SUBMITTER: Ratih SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12612766 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature