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Like a pediatrician rounding on cystic fibrosis children in the hospital and smoking at their bedside. That's what the early 1980s were like. (lemmy.world)
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[–] MsSprouts@vegantheoryclub.org 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I wonder how much that affected the life expectancy of those kids

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Quite a lot. Most mothers smoked while pregnant and gave their kids asthma as a result, and ADHD too. That's why you see more of that.

[–] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

ADHD too. That's why you see more of that.

Citation needed!

[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My mom quit smoking before pregnancy, and dad never smoked. Still neurodivergent. I've not personally heard of a causal link there before.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks, but, uh:

CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring ADHD is not due to causal intrauterine effects, but reflects unmeasured confounding.