Prepregnancy asthma and the subsequent risk of central nervous system defects in offspring.

Nathalie AugerLaura ArbourAdeline KabageniJessica Healy-ProfitósAimina AyoubWilliam D Fraser

Published in: Birth defects research (2019)

Asthma that resolved before pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of neural tube defects in offspring but not non-neural tube defects. Further investigation is needed to determine the pathophysiology connecting childhood asthma with nervous system defects in offspring.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
high fat diet
allergic rhinitis
body mass index
type diabetes
cystic fibrosis
adipose tissue
preterm birth
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
cerebrospinal fluid
childhood cancer