“The idea that the pregnant mother’s emotional state during pregnancy might have a positive or deleterious effect on the developing baby within here is certainly not new. In an early study from 1941, Lester Sontag found that pregnant women who were anxious, angry and/or afraid tended to have babies with higher heart rates, digestive problems, lower birth weight, and hyperactive.” 

So smoke ‘em if you got ‘em, Betts. 

• footnote - by Natasha Simons

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