A new study from Brown University shows that babies suffer from the same withdrawal symptoms from nicotine as they do from cocaine.

The study found that babies born to mothers who smoke are more excitable and tense and show signs of central nervous system and gastrointestinal stress.

Some mothers feel that cutting back on their smoking is good enough, but this new study suggests that isn't true.

According to researchers at Brown Medical Center, women who smoke as few as six to seven cigarettes a day have newborns with behavioral and developmental problems.

These symptoms are similar to those suffered by babies born to mothers who use crack cocaine or heroin.

Additional research is needed to determine whether these are withdrawal symptoms or actual neurological effects.

An average of 17 percent of pregnant women smoke, Local 4 reported, and this study will hopefully be a wake-up call to these soon to be mothers.

In addition to withdrawal symptoms, smoking during pregnancy can increase the risk of death right after birth, and increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Dr. Peg Miller, Internist said.

Although the findings to the study are not conclusive at this time, it will hopefully be the motivation women need to stop smoking during their pregnancy.

For more information on the risks of smoking during pregnancy, click here