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. 2014 Oct 20;9(10):e110672. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110672

Table 5. Overview of the evidence for involved prenatal environmental factors.

Prenatalenvironmentalfactors Population Method Outcomes Reference
Prenatal alcoholexposure Pregnantwomen Interview,tests Increased risk for conduct disorder [6]
Nicotine Pregnantwomen Interview,arrest history Dose-response relationship between useduring pregnancy and violence [6], [55]
Nutrition Pregnantwomen Follow-up ofoffspring Nutritional deficits during the first twotrimesters had children with antisocialpersonality disorder more often [32], [66]
Birthcomplication Pregnantwomen Follow-up ofoffspring Anoxia, preeclampsia and forceps deliverylead to increased risk for antisocial andcriminal behaviour through braindysfunction [6], [32]