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The research, which has been published in the journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, found that the more colds and viral conditions a woman suffers during pregnancy, the higher the risk becomes of her baby having asthma. The experts explained that a mother's infections and bacterial exposure during pregnancy can affect the environment within the womb and therefore increase its risk of developing allergies or asthma.
Allergist Dr Mitch Grayson, Annals deputy editor and fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), said: "These same children that had early exposure to allergens, such as house dust and pet hair, had increased odds of becoming sensitised by age five.
"When dust mites from the mother and child's mattresses were examined, children with high dust mite exposure, yet low bacteria exposure, were more likely to be allergic to dust mites than those with low mite exposure and high bacteria exposure."
For the study, researchers looked at 513 pregnant women in Germany and their 526 children.
The mothers completed a questionnaire during their pregnancy, when their children were three months old, 12 months old, and again every year until the infants reached the age of five.
Of those who took part, some 61% children had a parent with asthma, hay fever or atopic dermatitis (a type of eczema), and the ACAAI has said that asthma and allergies can be hereditary. For example, if both parents have allergies, their child has a 75% chance of being allergic. If one parent if allergic, the percentage falls to between 30 and 40%. If neither parent has an allergy, the chance of a child having an allergy is just 10-15%.
Dr Michael Foggs, ACAAI President and allergist, is also quoted as saying: "We know that allergy and asthma can develop in the womb since genetics play a factor in both diseases.
"But this study sheds light about how a mother's environment during pregnancy can begin affecting the child before birth."
(JP/CD)
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Pregnant Women With Colds 'Are More Likely To Have Asthmatic Child'
A new study has claimed that women who catch a cold during their pregnancy are more likely to give birth to a child that has asthma.The research, which has been published in the journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, found that the more colds and viral conditions a woman suffers during pregnancy, the higher the risk becomes of her baby having asthma. The experts explained that a mother's infections and bacterial exposure during pregnancy can affect the environment within the womb and therefore increase its risk of developing allergies or asthma.
Allergist Dr Mitch Grayson, Annals deputy editor and fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), said: "These same children that had early exposure to allergens, such as house dust and pet hair, had increased odds of becoming sensitised by age five.
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"When dust mites from the mother and child's mattresses were examined, children with high dust mite exposure, yet low bacteria exposure, were more likely to be allergic to dust mites than those with low mite exposure and high bacteria exposure."
For the study, researchers looked at 513 pregnant women in Germany and their 526 children.
The mothers completed a questionnaire during their pregnancy, when their children were three months old, 12 months old, and again every year until the infants reached the age of five.
Of those who took part, some 61% children had a parent with asthma, hay fever or atopic dermatitis (a type of eczema), and the ACAAI has said that asthma and allergies can be hereditary. For example, if both parents have allergies, their child has a 75% chance of being allergic. If one parent if allergic, the percentage falls to between 30 and 40%. If neither parent has an allergy, the chance of a child having an allergy is just 10-15%.
Dr Michael Foggs, ACAAI President and allergist, is also quoted as saying: "We know that allergy and asthma can develop in the womb since genetics play a factor in both diseases.
"But this study sheds light about how a mother's environment during pregnancy can begin affecting the child before birth."
(JP/CD)
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