Maternal Effects on Paediatric Lung Health and Disease

Over several months in the winter of 1944-45, a severe famine befell the Netherlands, as abnormally bad weather compounded the cruelties of World War II. Adult rations fell to as little as 400 – 800 calories per day. A cohort of infants born to women who survived this deprivation have since been followed as the Dutch Famine Birth Cohort. Those who were conceived, or in the earliest stages of development, during the famine turned out to be have a higher than expected incidence of coronar y artery disease, abnormal lipid profiles and other signs of metabolic syndrome [1].
Source: Paediatric Respiratory Reviews - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Mini-Symposium: Maternal Diseases effecting the newborn Source Type: research