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Maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring executive function: What do we know and what are the next steps?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2017

Lauren Micalizzi  and
Valerie S. Knopik
Lauren Micalizzi*
Affiliation:
Rhode Island Hospital Brown University
Valerie S. Knopik
Affiliation:
Rhode Island Hospital Purdue University
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Lauren Micalizzi, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Box G-S121-4, Providence, RI 02912; E-mail: [email protected].
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Abstract

Children exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) exhibit difficulties in executive function (EF) from infancy through adolescence. Due to the developmental significance of EF as a predictor of adaptive functioning throughout the life span, the MSDP–EF relation has clear public health implications. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review of the literature on the relationship between MSDP and offspring EF across development; consider brain-based assessments, animal models, and genetically informed studies in an effort to elucidate plausible pathways of effects; discuss implications for prevention and intervention; and make calls to action for future research.

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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , October 2018 , pp. 1333 - 1354
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The first author is supported by Grant T32 DA016184 to Damaris J. Rohsenow.

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