Familial confounding of the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring substance use and problems.

Brian M D'OnofrioMartin E RickertNiklas LangströmKelly L DonahueClaire A CoyneHenrik LarssonJarrod M EllingsonCarol A Van HulleAnastasia N IliadouPaul J RathouzBenjamin B LaheyPaul Lichtenstein

Published in: Archives of general psychiatry (2013)

The association between maternal SDP and offspring substance use/problems is likely due to familial background factors, not a causal influence, because siblings have similar rates of substance use and problems regardless of their specific exposure to SDP.

Keyphrases

mental health
high fat diet
birth weight
early onset
pregnancy outcomes
smoking cessation
type diabetes
pregnant women
insulin resistance
body mass index
physical activity
preterm birth