A 'significant' Newcastle study shows clear link between pregnancy treatment and childhood asthma

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated May 16 2018 - 12:12pm, first published 11:30am
Significant: Olivia Slinn, 3, in 2013 being tested as part of a study that has demonstrated greater treatment of a mother's asthma during pregnancy halves the odds of her baby having the condition by school age.
Significant: Olivia Slinn, 3, in 2013 being tested as part of a study that has demonstrated greater treatment of a mother's asthma during pregnancy halves the odds of her baby having the condition by school age.

A STUDY of 140 Hunter babies born to mothers who experienced asthma during pregnancy has provided new hope of reducing the incidence of asthma in children.

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