Maternal overweight and obesity before pregnancy as predictors of childhood asthma in children under five years: a retrospective cohort in Peru

• Main Authors: Víctor Oviedo-Carquín (Author), Cristhian Híjar-Zevallos (Author), Diego Urrunaga-Pastor (Author), Percy Herrera-Añazco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Objectives: to estimate the role of maternal overweight and obesity before pregnancy as predictors of childhood asthma in a population of Peruvian children under five years. Methods: we carried out a retrospective cohort study of children aged five years or less and their mothers from the R...