Workplace Pollutants Tied to Kids’ Asthma Risk

(Reuters) – A mother’s exposure to airborne pollutants at work during her pregnancy may increase the likelihood that her unborn child will later develop asthma, a Danish study said. The review of registry data on 45,658 seven-year-old children and their mothers found that 18.6 percent of children of mothers who were exposed to low-molecular-weight particles at work during pregnancy developed asthma, compared to 16.1 percent of the general population.

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Workplace Pollutants Tied to Kids’ Asthma Risk