Patricia de Gouveia Belinelo, Adam M Collison, Vanessa E Murphy, Paul D Robinson, Kathryn Jesson, Kate Hardaker, Ediane de Queiroz Andrade, Christopher Oldmeadow, Gabriela Martins Costa Gomes, Peter D Sly, Jakob Usemann, Rhea Appenzeller, Olga Gorlanova, Oliver Fuchs, Philipp Latzin, Peter G Gibson, Urs Frey, Joerg Mattes
RATIONALE: Asthma in pregnancy is associated with respiratory diseases in the offspring. OBJECTIVE: To investigate if maternal asthma is associated with lung function in early life. METHODS: Data on lung function measured at 5-6 weeks of age were combined from two large birth cohorts: the Bern Infant Lung Development (BILD) and the Australian Breathing for Life Trial (BLT) birth cohorts conducted at three study sites (Bern, Switzerland; Newcastle and Sydney, Australia)...
February 25, 2021: Thorax