Maternal Smoking in Pregnancy and Asthma in Preschool Children: A Pooled Analysis of Eight Birth Cohorts

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Authors

Åsa Neuman · Uppsala University Hospital

Cynthia Hohmann · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Nicola Orsini · Karolinska Institutet

Göran Pershagen · Stockholm County Council

Esben Eller · Odense University Hospital

Henrik Fomsgaard Kjær · Odense University Hospital

Ulrike Gehring

Abstract

Maternal smoking during pregnancy appears to increase the risk of wheeze and asthma among children who are not exposed to maternal smoking after birth.

Topics & Keywords

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Asthma and respiratory diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volume 186, Issue 10, pp. 1037-1043

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201203-0501oc

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