Exercising during pregnancy linked to lower asthma risk for kids

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Exercising three or more times per week during pregnancy is associated with nearly half the risk of childhood asthma compared to less frequent exercise, according to new Finnish research. Researchers looked at data from almost 1000 mother-child pairs, and found this link after adjusting for other factors like what the mother ate, whether she smoked, and whether the mother had asthma. The team says this study adds to what’s currently known about the overall positive impact of prenatal exercise on child health, and aligns with the WHO recommendation of 150 minutes of exercise every week during pregnancy.

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Organisation/s: University of Eastern Finland, Finland

Funder: The study has been financially supported by grants from the Academy of Finland (#349427), the Emil Aaltonen Foundation, the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Yrjo ̈Jahnsson Foundation, the Juho Vainio Foundation (#202200461), the Kuopio Area Respiratory Foundation, the Ida Montini Foundation, the OrionQ17Research Foundation, and the Pa ̈ivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation. All the grants were paid to the researcher’s institutions (University of Eastern Finland, Finnish Institution for Health and Welfare, or Kuopio University Hospital Center of Research).

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