|
|
Article: Prenatal secondhand smoke harder on poor children.
- Article from:
- AORN Journal
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2004 Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
The effects of prenatal exposure to secondhand smoke on mental development are exacerbated in children who experience socioeconomic hardships during the first two years of life, according to a March 15, 2004, news release from the National Institutes of Health. Though study data indicate that prenatal exposure to secondhand smoke can be harmful to unborn children regardless of socioeconomic conditions, they also suggest that children from lower-income families may be less able to compensate for these effects during the next few years of life.
The study, conducted by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, part of the Mailman School ...