New Moms Who Smoke Have Colicky Babies

Smoking parents worn out by a colicky baby might want to try kicking the tobacco habit, a new study suggests.

"Mothers who smoke during pregnancy are twice as likely to have toddlers and infants who are colicky as women who do not smoke during pregnancy," concluded researcher Edmond Shenassa, an epidemiologist at Brown University Medical School.

Smoking by either parent around a newborn, as well as exposure to secondhand smoke by the mother outside the home, might also increase colic risks, he said.

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