Gestational Medication Use, Birth Conditions, and Early Postnatal Exposures for Childhood Asthma
Joint Authors
Chen, Yang-Ching
Tsai, Ching-Hui
Lee, Yungling
Source
Journal of Immunology Research
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Our aim is to explore (1) whether gestational medication use, mode of delivery, and early postnatal exposure correlate with childhood asthma, (2) the dose responsiveness of such exposure, and (3) their links to early- and late-onset asthma.
We conducted a matched case-control study based on the Taiwan Children Health Study, which was a nationwide survey that recruited 12-to-14-year-old school children in 14 communities.
579 mothers of the participants were interviewed by telephone.
Exclusive breastfeeding protected children from asthma.
Notably, childhood asthma was significantly associated with maternal medication use during pregnancy, vacuum use during vaginal delivery, recurrent respiratory tract infections, hospitalization, main caregiver cared for other children, and early daycare attendance.
Exposure to these factors led to dose responsiveness in relationships to asthma.
Most of the exposures revealed a greater impact on early-onset asthma, except for vacuum use and daycare attendance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Yang-Ching& Tsai, Ching-Hui& Lee, Yungling. 2011. Gestational Medication Use, Birth Conditions, and Early Postnatal Exposures for Childhood Asthma. Journal of Immunology Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Yang-Ching…[et al.]. Gestational Medication Use, Birth Conditions, and Early Postnatal Exposures for Childhood Asthma. Journal of Immunology Research Vol. 2012, no. 2012 (2011), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Yang-Ching& Tsai, Ching-Hui& Lee, Yungling. Gestational Medication Use, Birth Conditions, and Early Postnatal Exposures for Childhood Asthma. Journal of Immunology Research. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-996912
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-996912