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Pregnant women, who do not take treatment for asthma during their pregnancy, can trigger asthma in the kids. This has been confirmed by a study which was conducted in Canada in over 8,000 families.
The study, which was conducted by researchers of University of Montreal and Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Centre together, discovered that 32.6% of kids, whose mothers did not avail treatment for asthma during pregnancy, suffered from the chronic condition.
"Uncontrolled maternal asthma during pregnancy could trigger a transient yet important reaction in the foetus that affects lung development and could subsequently increase the likelihood of a baby developing asthma in later childhood," warns Lucie Blais, U-M pharmacy professor and researcher at the HdSE.
The health records for 8,226 children over a period of 10 years from their birth were checked by the researchers. The parents were enquired to gather additional facts related to familial medical history, lifestyle, habits and environment.
"We found that failing to control maternal asthma during pregnancy clearly has an impact on asthma in offspring - a consequence that is independent of other contributing factors," says Blais, according to an U-M release. "It is of great importance for physicians to adequately treat asthmatic mothers during pregnancy, not only for the favourable outcome of pregnancy but also for the benefit of the child."
These findings were published in European Respiratory Journal.
