Maternal exercise during pregnancy may protect child against asthma

Maternal exercise during pregnancy may protect child against asthma

A child’s risk of asthma can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child of a mother who is less active, a new study by the University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Kuopio University Hospital (KUH) and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) shows.

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