Pregnancy stress linked to Asthma and Allergies

According to the Daily Mail, stress during pregnancy could make the unborn children more vulnerable to allergies and asthma.

US scientists tested umbilical cord blood and found higher levels of immunoglobulin E – a protein linked to allergies – among babies whose mothers were stressed while pregnant.

Previous animal experiments have also suggested that a combination of stress and allergy triggers during pregnancy can affect an offspring’s immune system.

Source: Daily Mail