Preterm Birth Risk for Asthma

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According to a Swedish study infants born preterm are at greater risk for requiring medication for asthma during childhood and adolescence. Using data from national health and prescription registries the researchers reported that 4.9% of boys and 3.8% of girls had filled prescriptions for corticosteroids, which is the medication needed for sufferers of asthma. They found that infants born less than 39 weeks were more likely to need the medication, infact the more preterm a baby was born the more likely they required medication for asthma.

 

The research also found that both a cesarean delivery as well as hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) contributed to the increased rate of corticosteroid use. Importantly however the relationship between gestational age and corticosteroid use persisted even after adjusting for these factors.

 

Of note, is that a different Swedish study found a relationship between infants born extremely preterm -- between weeks 23 and 27 -- and asthma in young adulthood, but no increased risk for preterm babies born at least 27 weeks gestational age.

 

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