Nicotine from
maternal active smoking or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is still the most
prevalent substance of abuse during pregnancy in
industrialized countries.
The negative
effects of exposure to tobacco smoke on foetus development have been widely
described: impaired foetal growth and increased risks for gestational and
perinatal outcomes.
The aim of this
review was to provide an overview on prenatal nicotine exposure and its
behavioral and neurodevelopmental deleterious effects in new-borns and
children.
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