pregnancy increases the risk of having a child with behavioural problems, Scots mums have been warned. According to new research, exposure to flavoured e-cig chemicals in the womb leads to hyperactive offspring.
Those with nicotine cause even more dramatic changes to a growing foetus' grey matter, warn scientists. Every year 11,000 babies in Scotland are affected by smoking in pregnancy.
Smoking conventional cigarettes during pregnancy has been linked to autism and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) in children.
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