“Women with poorly-managed asthma have a higher chance of giving birth early or having a small baby”, reported BBC News.

This news is based on a systematic review that combined data from 26 cohort studies looking at whether having asthma increases a pregnant woman’s risk of having complications at around the time of giving birth. The researchers specifically looked at pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, baby’s birthweight and size for gestational age, as well as timing of delivery, i.e. whether the baby was born full term or premature.

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