Moms, lose weight!

To avoid dooming her baby to asthma, the expectant mother should lose weight

In order not to doom her baby to asthma, the expectant mother should lose weight. Scientists from the Netherlands observed 400 thousand children and their mothers, from the moment of pregnancy until the child reached the age of 8 years. Children were selected if at least one of their parents had asthma.

The babies and their mothers underwent annual examinations. The conclusions are as follows: almost every fifth of the examined mothers weighed more than normal.

Obesity increased a child's risk of developing asthma by 65% ​​by age eight compared with children whose mothers were of normal weight. Moreover, the indicator remained stable regardless of the child’s birth weight.