Asthma increases risk of complications during pregnancy and delivery

(Karolinska Institutet) Women with asthma suffer more often from preeclampsia (PE) and run a higher risk of giving birth to underweight babies. These and other complications during pregnancy and delivery can not be explained by hereditary or environmental factors, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
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