Maternal smoking during pregnancy and scholastic achievement in childhood: evidence from the LIFECOURSE cohort study ...

BACKGROUND: Research on the impact of maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) on scholastic achievement in the offspring has shown conflicting findings. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of MSDP on scholastic achievement in a birth cohort of children in 4th, 7th and 10th grades....

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Main Authors: Kristjansson, Alfgeir L., Thorisdottir, Ingibjorg E., Allegrante, John P., Lilly, Christa L., Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Columbia University 2017
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Child development
Prenatal influences
Pregnant women > Tobacco use
Cohort analysis
Iceland
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-qyqq-4v45
https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/d8-qyqq-4v45
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Summary:BACKGROUND: Research on the impact of maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) on scholastic achievement in the offspring has shown conflicting findings. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of MSDP on scholastic achievement in a birth cohort of children in 4th, 7th and 10th grades. METHODS: We analysed data from the LIFECOURSE study, a cohort study of risk and protective factors in all children born in Reykjavik, Iceland, in the year 2000 (N = 1151, girls = 49.3%). Retrospective registry data for 2014-2015 were merged with prospective survey data that were collected in April 2016. Data on MSDP were assessed during regular antenatal visits at the end of the first trimester. Standardized academic achievement scores were obtained from official school transcripts. Data were analysed using OLS regressions that were entered in three hierarchical blocks. RESULTS: Children of mothers who smoked tobacco during the first trimester consistently revealed between 5% and 7% lower scores on standardized ...

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