Use of antibiotics during pregnancy is associated with infection in children at four years of age in Portugal.

Antonio Jose Ledo Alves da CunhaAna Cristina SantosRoberto A MedronhoHenrique Barros

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2021)

Maternal use of antibiotics during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of tonsillitis reported at four years of age. Antibiotics could favour the potential transmission of an unfavourable microbiome from mother to child.

Keyphrases

young adults
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
human health
climate change