The researchers explained that the hormones secreted by women affect the stress response on the fetus in the womb and affect lung growth, and the study team searched 4,231 fathers and mothers, who were asked about malaise during and after pregnancy, and nearly nine% of women and less than four % Of men suffer from depression, clinical anxiety, or both.

Mothers who suffered from clinically significant distress were 91% more likely to have children with asthma, and the results of the study confirmed that “early life is a sensitive period for the development of respiratory health.”

The latest study surveyed parents about whether their 10-year-old children had been diagnosed with asthma or had a wheezing attack in the chest, or had been prescribed asthma medication, in the past 12 months, and among the 3,640 children who had this information, nearly Six% have asthma.

The degree of general psychological distress, depression, and anxiety experienced by each parent was assessed in the second trimester of pregnancy and three years after birth, using a 53-item questionnaire. Children of women who experienced distress during pregnancy were more likely to have impaired lung function.