4/2015, p. 51-55
Clinical research

Psychological development of infants born by women with tobacco addiction

KHOROSHKINA L. A.,KRIVTSOVA L. A.,DULINETS V. V.,STATSENKO O. A.

Аннотация:
The results of prospective cohort survey of 54 infants born in a normal condition by women with tobacco addiction are shown here. The comparison group included 64 full-term infants born in a normal condition born by women without any cacoethes. It was identified that smoking during pregnancy affects the level of infant’s early psychological development. Infants born by women with tobacco addiction had defects of highest mental functions formation, social skills and behaviour problems on the third year of their life. Prolonged neurological maintenance allowed to detect and correct the defects of psychomotor development of the infants born from women with tobacco addiction.

Ключевые слова:
infants, neuro-psychic development, mother’s tobacco addiction