Smoking during Pregnancy Is a Risk Factor for Executive Function Deficits in Preschool-aged Children.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Maternal nicotine use during pregnancy has a negative impact on the child. Numerous studies have demonstrated an association between smoking during pregnancy and psychological deficits. This study looks at deficits in executive functioning in preschool-aged children. Methods: The executive functioning of preschool children was assessed by asking parents to complete the parental form of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions - Preschool Version (BRIEF-P, German version). The results for preschool children whose mothers had smoked during pregnancy (n = 71) were compared with those of a control group. In a subsample, parental assessments of children of smokers (n = 42) and non-smokers (n = 27) were complemented by the teacher form of the BRIEF-P (Germ

SUBMITTER: Daseking M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4318735 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature