Maternal smoking cessation in the first trimester still poses an increased risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and learning disability in offspring

• DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1386137
• Publication Date: 2024-07-16T04:54:29Z
• Authors: Qiu Li; Xiaotang Cai; Hui Zhou; Dan Ma; Na Li
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Mothers; maternal smoking cessation; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Pregnancy; Risk Factors; Humans; Child; learning disability; offspring; Learning Disabilities; Smoking; Nutrition Surveys; Pregnancy Trimester, First; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; Female; Smoking Cessation; pregnancy; Public Health; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270

Studies have found maternal smoking during pregnancy was linked to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) risk. It is unclear if cessation lowers ADHD and learning disability (LD) risk in offspring. This study aimed explore the associations between LD