Longitudinal depression or anxiety in mothers and offspring asthma: a Swedish population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous research has found that maternal stress during pregnancy increases the risk of offspring asthma. However, whether this association is consistent with a causal interpretation has never been tested. The objective is to determine whether there is a critical exposure period for maternal depression or anxiety on offspring asthma or whether cumulative exposure is most important, and to investigate evidence of confounding.

Methods

The study population included all children born in Sweden from July 2006 to December 2009 (n = 360 526). Information about childhood asthma, maternal depression or anxiety (diagnosis or medication) and covariates was obtained from the Swedish national health registers. The associations between exposure periods (pre-conception, pregnanc

SUBMITTER: Brew BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5837783 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature