Mother’s weight before pregnancy, not weight gained during pregnancy, has impact on development of allergic diseases

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Mother’s weight before pregnancy, not weight gained during pregnancy, has impact on development of allergic diseases

A University of Ottawa-led study of nearly 250,000 children in Ontario over seven years—the largest of its kind—found a mother’s weight before pregnancy may impact their newborn’s risk of developing allergic diseases in early childhood, whereas weight gain during pregnancy did not seem to have the same effect.

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