A PREGNANT woman's job can give her child asthma, a major study reveals today.
Individuals exposed to certain substances are known to be at risk of developing the breathing condition.
But new research shows that mothers can pass on work-triggered asthma to their unborn child. It is the first time a direct link has been established.
Researchers analysed the health of 43,000 children aged seven and asked their mums where they had worked while pregnant.
Women involved with vehicle parts, wooden furniture, shoes, glues and paint were twice as likely to have youngsters with asthma. The results took into account other factors such as age, weight, smoking and exposure to pets. Most of the mums had already developed breathing difficulties.
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